KISHORI LAL vs SALES OFFICER, DISTT.LAND DEV.BANK — C.A. No. 6164/1999

The Supreme Court allowed Kishori Lal's appeal, finding that the land auction by the District Land Development Bank was invalid because: (1) he was a minor when taking the loan, making the contract void ab initio, and (2) proper notice of auction was never served on him, violating statutory requirements. The Court rejected the High Court's reliance on Section 27 of the 1966 Act to validate the auction, holding it cannot protect sales from void contracts. As relief, the Court directed Lal to deposit the full auction amount with 6% interest within eight weeks to set aside the auction and restore property possession. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.