S.R.DAYANANDA vs KS NAGESH RAO

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Karnataka High Court which set aside a sale conducted under Order XXI, Rule 90 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) due to non-compliance with mandatory procedural requirements under Order XXI, Rule 64, CPC. The Court clarified that the adequacy of consideration is not a sufficient ground to validate a sale if procedural compliance is lacking, as established in Desh Bandhu Gupta v. N.L. Anand & Rajinder Singh [(1991) 1 SCC 131]. The Special Leave Petition was dismissed, affirming the lower courts' rulings.