https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312581 An auction-purchaser of evacuee property who has not yet received a sale certificate may still maintain an ejectment suit under the ordinary law if the occupier has attorned. The text explains that title transfer depends on issuance of the sale certificate and payment of the balance consideration, so statutory protection under the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act does not arise at the stage of provisional possession. Even so, attornment creates a landlord-tenant relationship and the occupier is estopped under Section 116 of the Indian Evidence Act from disputing the purchaser's title. The rent-control exclusion for Government property was read literally, and no exception was added for such interim purchasers. en-us Thu, 21 Feb 1963 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:13:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312581 An auction-purchaser of evacuee property who has not yet received a sale certificate may still maintain an ejectment suit under the ordinary law if the occupier has attorned. The text explains that title transfer depends on issuance of the sale certificate and payment of the balance consideration, so statutory protection under the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act does not arise at the stage of provisional possession. Even so, attornment creates a landlord-tenant relationship and the occupier is estopped under Section 116 of the Indian Evidence Act from disputing the purchaser's title. The rent-control exclusion for Government property was read literally, and no exception was added for such interim purchasers. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Feb 1963 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312581