Order XXI Rule 90: Application to set aside sale on ground of irregularity or fraud

(1) Where any immoveable property has been sold in execution of a decree, the decree holder, or any person entitled to share in a rateable distribution of assets, or whose interests are affected by the sale, may apply to the Court to set aside the sale on the ground of a material irregularity or fraud in publishing or conducting it: Provided that no sale shall be set aside on the ground of irregularity or fraud unless upon the facts proved the Court is satisfied that the applicant has sustained substantial injury by reason of such irregularity or fraud [:] [Provided further that no such application shall be entertained unless the applicant deposits such amount, not exceeding twenty per cent of the sum realised at the sale, or furnishes such security, as the Court may direct.]

Effective date: 1909-01-01

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