TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2018 (4) TMI 1341
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....auction purchaser has come up in this appeal against the judgment and order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court affirming the judgment passed by the Single Bench. 3. The brief facts in the present case are that the auction of the property was held on 14th February 2013. The appellant was the highest bidder. He offered a bid of Rs. 38.30 lakhs and deposited a sum of Rs. 3,90,500/- as earnest money on 1st February 2013. He further deposited 25% of the auction amount of Rs. 5.80/- lakhs on 15th February 2013 and remaining amount of Rs. 8,69,500/- on 13th March 2013. The auction purchaser claimed that he was intimated regarding confirmation of sale by the Authorised Officer of the secured creditor by letter dated 27th February 201....
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....2002 Rules reads as under: "9. Time of sale, issues of sale certificate and delivery of possession, etc.- (1) No sale of immovable property under these rules, in the first instance, shall take place before the expiry of thirty days from the date on which the public notice of sale is published in newspapers as referred to in the proviso to sub-rule (6) of rule 8 or notice of sale has been served to the borrower: Provided further that if the sale of immovable property by any one of the methods specified by sub-rule (5) of rule 8 fails and sale is required to be conducted again, the authorised officer shall serve, affix and publish notice of sale of not less than fifteen days to the borrower, for any subsequent sale.....
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.... (6) On confirmation of sale by the secured creditor and if the terms of payment have been complied with, the authorised officer exercising the power of sale shall issue a certificate of sale of the immovable property in favour of the purchaser in the form given in Appendix V to these rules. (7) Where the immovable property sold is subject to any encumbrances, the authorised officer may, if he thinks fit, allow the purchaser to deposit with him the money required to discharge the encumbrances and any interest due thereon together with such additional amount that may be sufficient to meet the contingencies or further cost, expenses and interest as may be determined by him: (Provided that if after meeting the cost of removin....
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....(6) to submit that after confirmation of sale, in case, terms of sale have been complied with only then sale certificate is issued. In this case, sale certificate has been issued by the owner in favour of the auction purchaser. Thus, the High Court has erred in law in interpreting the rule 9 of the rules of 2002 to mean that date of the auction is also the date of its confirmation. 7. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the borrower-respondent No.1 contends that it is apparent from Rule 9(2) that there is confirmation of sale as soon as highest bid is accepted by the authorised officer, within fifteen days, the deposit of 75% of the amount is to be made, failing which the only course is the forfeiture of the remaini....
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.... as may be agreed upon in writing between the purchaser and the secured creditor. Thus, Rule 9(2) makes it clear that after confirmation by the secured creditor the amount has to be deposited. Rule 9(3) also makes it clear that period of fifteen days has to be computed from the date of confirmation. In this case, confirmation has been made and communicated on 27th February 2013 and within fifteen days thereof i.e. on 13th March 2018, the amount of twenty-five percent had been deposited. Thereafter, sale certificate has been issued under Rule 9(6). Rule 9(5) also makes it clear that in default of payment within the period mentioned in sub-rule 9(4), the deposit shall be forfeited. There cannot be any forfeiture of the amount of 25 percent in....