Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. & Ors. v. M/s. Swadeshi Polytex Ltd. & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 9 S.C.R. 85
Bench Rarun Chatterjee and Harjit Singh Bedi JJ.
Decided 16 May 2008

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the sale effected in favour of Respondent 6 cannot be sustained.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition & Land Reforms Rules, 1952- rr 246, 273A, 283, 285 and 285A-· Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 - s. 327 - c Sick company unable to pay wages due to its employees - Concerned authorities proceeded to recover amounts due, as arrears of land revenue, by way of attachment and sale of prop- erty belonging to company in auction - Auction purchaser, a Government agency - Company filed writ petition cha/Ieng- ing the auction proceedings - High Court allowed the petition and also passed strictures against the officers of State Gov- ernment

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