(1) Where a judgment-debtor dies before the decree has been fully satisfied, the holder of the decree may apply to the Court which passed it to execute the same against the legal representative of the deceased.
(2) Where the decree is executed against such legal representative, he shall be liable only to the extent of the property of the deceased which has come to his hands and has not been duly disposed of; and, for the purpose of ascertaining such liability, the Court executing the decree may, of its own motion or on the application of the decree-holder, compel such legal representative to produce such accounts as it thinks fit.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 50
Section 50 governs the execution of a decree against the legal representatives of a deceased judgment-debtor, limiting liability strictly to the extent of the property of the deceased which has come into their hands and has not been duly disposed of.
When executing a money decree after the debtor's death, file an application under Section 50 attaching specific inherited bank accounts or real estate; the legal heirs cannot be arrested, but their inherited properties are fully attachable.