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To execute a foreign judgment or decree from a non-reciprocating territory, a fresh action must be filed before an appropriate Indian court and a domestic decree must be obtained. In these proceedings, the foreign judgment or decree is considered as evidence.

In other words, a foreign judgment means adjudication by a foreign court upon a matter before it. Thus judgments delivered by courts in England, France, Germany, USA, etc. are Foreign judgment.

The "recognition" of a foreign judgment occurs when the court of one country or jurisdiction accepts a judicial decision made by the courts of another "foreign" country or jurisdiction, and issues a judgment in substantially identical terms without rehearing the substance of the original lawsuit.

In law, the enforcement of foreign judgments is the recognition and enforcement in one jurisdiction of judgments rendered in another ("foreign") jurisdiction. Foreign judgments may be recognized based on bilateral or multilateral treaties or understandings, or unilaterally without an express international agreement.

Enforcement of a Foreign Judgment in the U.S. Under U.S. law, an individual seeking to enforce a foreign judgment, decree or order in this country must file suit before a competent court. The court will determine whether to recognize and enforce the foreign judgment.

For a non-reciprocating territory, a foreign judgment may be enforced by filing a new suit in an Indian court within a period of three years as specified under the Limitation Act, 1963, commencing from the date on which the judgment was passed by the foreign court.