A writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is not maintainable to challenge an attachment and sale of property when the petitioner had full knowledge of the proceedings and failed to raise objections within time.

R. A. Sharma, J.

1. Petitioner had taken loan from U. P. Financial Corporation for establishing a factory in the name and style of M/s. Nisha Oil Udyog village Shah Tahsil and District Fatehpur for producing mustard oil. M/s. Nisha Oil Udyog is not a registered body and the petitioner is its sole proprietor. Loan of the Corporation not having been paid in accordance with the agreement, recovery proceedings for recovering the loan as arrears of land revenue were initiated and in pursuance therefore bus number UPO 3327 belonging to the petitioner was attached by [its actual seizure on 22-8-1990 and it was sold on 6-9-1990 by a public auction to Sri Ghanshyam, respondent no. 8 for a sum of Rs. 1,75000/- and this amount having been deposited by the respondent no. 8, sale was completed and sale certificate was issued in his favour who was also given its possession.

2. Petitioner had first filed a writ petition no. 21900 of 1990 In the name of M/s. Nisha Oil Udyog through himself as proprietor for a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to supply necessary notices of the outstanding amount and for quashing the entire recovery proceedings. After the bus was auctioned on 6-9-1990 the petitioner filed another writ petition no. 23120 of 1990 in his own name for quashing of attachment auction sale of the bus in favour of respondent no. 8. At the admission stage, the respondents have filed counter-affidavit and the petitioner filed rejoinder-affidavit in reply thereto. We have heard Sri S.K. Verma learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri H.R. Mishra learned counsel for the Corporation and also learned Standing counsel and the writ petition is being disposed of in accordance with Rules of the Court.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has challenged the attachment and auction of the bus on the grounds that (i) for recovering the loan of M/s. Nisha Oil Udyog the bus of the petitioner (Sheo Narain Tiwari) cannot be attached and sold in as much as the aforesaid firm is not its owner and attachment and sale being void ab initio is liable to be set-aside by this court ; (ii) no opportunity of being heard was given to the petitioner under Order 21 Rule 66 CPC before preparation and publication of sale proclamation.

3. Section 282 of the U. P. Zamindars Abolition and Land Reforms Act (hereinafter referred to as Act) provides for attachment and sale of moveable property for realising any amount as arrears of land revenue and its subsection (2) lays down that every attachment and 'sale shall be made according to the law in force for time being for attachment and sale of the moveable property In execution of decree of Civil Court. Sub-section (2) of Section 282 of the Act is quoted below :-

"Every attachment and sale under this section shall be made according to the law in force for the time being for the attachment and sale of moveable property in execution of a decree of a civil court". Order 21 Rule 43 CPC lays down that moveable property in the possession of the judgment-debtor is to be attached by the actual seizure. Rule 58 of the same Order provides for objection against the attachment of any property, attached In execution of a decree, on the ground that such property is not liable to attachment, and if such objection is made the same is liable to be decided in accordance with provisions contained therein Clause (4) and (5) of this Rule provide for appeal against the adjudication and if objections have been refused to be entertained a provision for suit has been laid down. Rule 66, which deals with proclamation of sale by public auction of the attached property, requires such proclamation to be drawn-up after notices to the decree holder and judgment-debtor. Rule 77 of Order 21 lays down that where moveable property is sold by public auction its price shall be paid at the time of sale or within such time as the officer conducting the sale directs. Clause (2) of this Rule further provides that on payment of purchas