Supreme Court of India

Lal Chand v. Viiith Addl. District Judge and Ors.

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Reported as [1997] 2 S.C.R. 346
Bench K. Ramaswamy Ands. Saghir Ahmad J.
Decided 21 February 1997

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the sale of the property of the appellant con- D ducted by the executing court is clearly illegal.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 : Or. XX/, Rules, 72 & 9o-Execution of decree-Auction sale-Decree­ holder taking part in auction without pennission of Court-Held, decree­ holder has no right to bid in the auction without obtaining prior pennission of the Court. Or. XXI, Rules 66, 67 and 9o-Execution of decree-Auction sale-Conducted without proper notice and publicity-Held, procedure adopted caused great prejudice to the interest of judgment-debtor. Desh Bandhu Gupta v. N.L. Anand & Rajinder Singh, (1994] 1 SCC. 131, relied Oil. Or, XXI. Rules 64 and 90-Execution of decree arising out of an

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