Allowed
Lakshmi U. v. State of Kerala
Kerala HCWP(C)/3961/2013
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The court held that although bought-in-land can be purchased only by the requisitioning authority, the petitioner who cleared dues is entitled to have the sale set aside. The order refusing to set aside the sale was quashed subject to the condition that the petitioner pays collection charges within a month.
What did the court decide?
Sale of bought-in-land set aside; order refusing to set aside sale quashed; petitioner directed to pay collection charges to Fourth Respondent within one month.