DEVIK DEVI DHAROTRAM vs MOTI

The Supreme Court examined the validity of a revenue auction sale under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, specifically Sections 202 and 203. The Court held that the first respondent's late deposit of the balance bid amount, beyond the stipulated two months, invalidated the auction sale. Consequently, the Court upheld the Additional Commissioner's order rejecting the auction sale, thereby favoring the appellant, the widow of the original owner, Daulat Ram.