ORDER Devadoss, J. 1. This is an application for stay of the execution of a decree pending the disposal of a first appeal (unnumbered.) Mr. Vankatarayaliah on behalf of the respondent has taken notice of this application for stay and has very strongly opposed the stay on the ground that Section 77 of the Registration Act is imperative and that the document must be presented within 30 days of the decree of the Subordinate Judges Court. In other words his contention is that this Court has no power to stay the execution of the decree and that if it does stay, the non-presentation of the document within 30 clays would make the document useless. I am unable to accept this contention. Section 77 of the Registration Act provides for the filing of a suit by a person who wants to get document registered and for asking for relief and the relief that he asks is that the Registrar may be directed to register this document within 30 days after the passing of such order. This does not prevent a Civil Court which has power to hear an appeal against the order made by the lower Court from staying the execution of the decree under the C.P.C, and I wish to make it clear that the order which I make on this application will not in any way prejudice Mr. Venkatarayaliahs clients. Mr. Krishnaswami Rao has drawn my attention to a case reported as Gopinath Adhikary v. Gadadhar Das 33 C. 1020 at. P. 1021 in which this question is incidentally considered. Mclean, C. J., held that there was no objection to a document being presented after the disposal of the appeal provided that it was presented within 30 days from the disposal. In a matter like this, where the decision of the First Court is not final, it cannot be said that the document must be presented within 30 days from the decision of the First Court. It may be that the defendant may fail here and. succeed on appeal to the Privy Council or the appellant may succeed here and the respondent may succeed on appeal to the Privy council, Section 77 refers to the final decision of a Civil Court and not to the decision of a Court whose judgment is likely to be reversed on appeal. I, therefore, hold that the objection of Mr. succeed on appeal to the Privy Council or the appellant may succeed here and the respondent may succeed on appeal to the Privy council, Section 77 refers to the final decision of a Civil Court and not to the decision of a Court whose judgment is likely to be reversed on appeal. I, therefore, hold that the objection of Mr. Venkatarayaliah fails and I direct that the execution of this decree as to registration be stated pending the disposal of the appeal. In order words the registration of the document will be stayed pending the disposal of the appeal. There will be no stay as regards the rest of the decree.