K.M. Natarajan, J.

1. The judgment-debtors are the petitioners herein. The facts which are necessary for the diposal of this revision are as follows: The first respondent herein obtained a money decree on 14.10.1978 against the petitioners and in execution of the said money decree, the properties were brought to sale in E.P.No. 80 of 1979 and sold in court auction on 19.10.1980. The second respondent herein is the successful bidder in the auction for Rs. 18,006/-. The sale was confirmed on 10.11.1980. Thereafter the first respondent herein filed an application for issue of a cheque in respect of the decree amount and full satisfaction was also recorded and the execution petition was terminated. The first petitioner is the wife of the second petitioner. The third petitioner is the brother of the second petitioner. They filed R.A.No. 257 of 1981 on 11.3.1981 under Sections 47 and 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure for passing an order declaring that the court auction sale held on 10.10.1980 is null and void. According to the petitioners, no notice under Order 21, Rule 66 of the Code of Civil Procedure was served on the petitioners before the proclamation was drawn and the sale he