3 Main Difference between Decree and Order are listed below:
Decree:
1. A decree is an adjudication which conclusively determines the rights of the parties with regard to any or all matters in controversy.
ADVERTISEMENTS:
2. A decree can only originate from a suit, i.e. a proceeding commenced by plaint.
3. Except in certain suits, where two decrees (One preliminary and other final) are passed, in every suit, there is only one decree.
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Order:
1. An Order, on the other hand, may or may not finally determine the rights of the parties.
2. An Order may originate from a suit, as well as from any other proceeding commenced by an application.
ADVERTISEMENTS:
There may be many Orders passed in a suit. An order may originate from a suit, as well as from any other proceeding commenced by an application.
3. There may be many Orders passed in a suit.
No appeal lies from the Order unless it is one of the appealable Orders specified in Sec. 104 and Rule-1 of Order 43.