LAL CHAND vs VIIITH ADDL. DIST. JUDGE — C.A. No. 1727/1997

Case Summary: Lal Chand v. VIIIth Addl. District Judge (1997) The Supreme Court held that the property auction sale was illegal and void on three grounds: (1) the decree-holder participated and bid without court permission, violating Order XXI Rule 72 CPC; (2) the sale lacked proper notice and publicity, breaching mandatory procedural requirements; and (3) excessive property was sold—the entire 1 acre 52½ decimals instead of only the minimum portion necessary to satisfy the Rs.10,921.50 decree debt, violating Order XXI Rule 64 CPC. However, the Court allowed the appeal with conditions: the appellant must pay the decretal amount plus 12% interest on the earnest money and execution costs plus 5% impounding fee. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.