https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194710 Departure from the normal rule of public auction for sale of endowment lands was unlawful unless the Government first recorded satisfaction that private sale was in the institution's interest and stated reasons in writing under section 74(1)(c). The order here failed to show awareness of those mandatory preconditions, contained no independent satisfaction or recorded reasons, and could not be saved by references to the Commissioner's communications. The result was non-application of mind and breach of a mandatory statutory requirement, so the Government order was invalid and liable to be quashed; the sale had to proceed only through public auction with appropriate safeguards. en-us Tue, 01 Apr 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 20 Sep 2017 14:59:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194710 Departure from the normal rule of public auction for sale of endowment lands was unlawful unless the Government first recorded satisfaction that private sale was in the institution's interest and stated reasons in writing under section 74(1)(c). The order here failed to show awareness of those mandatory preconditions, contained no independent satisfaction or recorded reasons, and could not be saved by references to the Commissioner's communications. The result was non-application of mind and breach of a mandatory statutory requirement, so the Government order was invalid and liable to be quashed; the sale had to proceed only through public auction with appropriate safeguards. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Apr 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194710