ZAKI GHOURI Vs. BOARD OF REVENUE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri Rakesh Pathak for the petitioners and Sri P.K. Jaisawal and Standing Counsel for the respondents. The writ petition has been filed against the orders of Additional Commissioner dated 8.4.2002 setting aside the auction sale dated 5.11.2001 as confirmed on 11.12.2001 and Board of Revenue, U.P. dated 30.1.2006, dismissing the revision of the petitioners.

(2.) IT appears that Ram Naresh and Gajodhar (now represented by respondents 5 and 6) took loan from Punjab & Sind Bank (respondent -7) for purchasing the tractor for agricultural purposes. They committed default in payment of the instalments of the loan therefore the recovery proceedings has been initiated, in which citations were issued. Ram Naresh filed Misc. Single No. 53 of 2001, before this Court against recovery proceeding, which was disposed of by order dated 11.1.2001 and he was permitted to deposit the loan amount in three equal quarterly instalments. However, Ram Naresh again committed default and not complied with the order dated 11.1.2001, then the Tehsildar has decided to proceed, under sections 284 and 286 of UP Act No. 1 of 1951 to realize the loan amount by sale of the mortgaged as well as other properties of the defaulters. In pursuance thereof the notices in ZA Form 74 were issued to re -spondent -5 and Gajodhar and 5.11.2001 was fixed for auction of immovable properties. On 05.11.2001 the auction was held and the highest bid of the petitioners was accepted and auction sale was confirmed on 11.12.2001, by Sub -Divisional Officer.

(3.) THE application was heard by Additional Commissioner (respondent -2) who by the impugned order dated 8.4.2002 found that the immovable property of respondents -5 and 6 has been auctioned at a very low rate. No notice has been issued to the defaulters before the auction as such the provisions of Rules 281, 282, 283 and 285 were not complied with. Although, it is alleged that notices have been personally served but Gajodhar was dead and there is nothing on record to show that notice was personally served upon Gajodhar. Respondents -5 and 6 have produced a bank draft of Rs. 1.50 lakh which shows that they were ready to deposit the dues. In such circumstances, it was found that the auction was held in irregular manner and accordingly the auction sale as well as the confirmation were set aside.