Supreme Court of India

Narayan Yadav (d) Thr. Lrs. v. The State of Bihar & Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 3 S.C.R. 999
Bench L. Nageswara Rao and R. Subhash Reddy JJ.
Decided 25 February 2020

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons we allow this civil appeal a nd set aside the impugned order.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Bihar & Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914: s. 28 – Auction sale of land in question – For reco very of loan – Application u/s. 28 for cancelling the auction sale claiming to be bona fide purchaser even before auction – Amount as required to be deposited was not deposited within 30 days – Certificate Officer extended time to deposit the amount – Pursuant to objector depositing the amount, auction sale cancelled – Whether auction sale liable t o be cancelled on failure to make deposit within 30 days – Held: Time limit was mandatory – Certificate Officer had no ju risdiction to extend

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