IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
SATHISH NINAN, P.KRISHNA KUMAR
Koshy Abraham S/o Abraham – Appellant
Versus
Shaji S/o Thomas – Respondent
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| 1. appellant seeks to set aside auction sale. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. parties present arguments on execution proceedings. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. determining the right to rateable distribution. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 4. application of legal provisions governing charge and execution. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 5. court finds no fraud or material irregularity in sale. (Para 17 , 18 , 19) |
JUDGMENT :
1. The appellant filed an application under Rule 90 of Order XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“the Code”, for short) seeking to set aside a sale conducted by the Subordinate Judge’s Court, Thodupuzha, in an execution petition filed by the first respondent herein against respondent Nos. 2 to 4. By the order impugned in this appeal, the court dismissed the application.
3. The appellant had also obtained a decree for money against respondent Nos. 2 to 4. He filed an execution petition against them and obtained an order of attachment of the very same property, on 06.10.2016. In the petition for setting aside the sale, the appellant contended that, as the property sold in auction was under attachment, the sale proceedings conducted without disclosing it are vitiated by fraud, c
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