UNION OF INDIA vs JARDINE HENDERSON AND ORS. (AND VICE VERSA)

The Supreme Court held that under the Bengal Public Demands Recovery Act, 1913, a purchaser of property from certificate debtors has locus standi to object to the sale of that property. The Court clarified that the objections raised by the purchaser were valid, as the sale was initiated after the service of notice under Section 7 of the Act. The Court allowed Civil Appeal No. 1575/71, affirming the purchaser's right to contest the sale, while dismissing Civil Appeal No. 1965/71.