CPC 1908 § Order XXI, Rule 71 — Defaulting purchaser answerable for loss on re-sale

Statutory text (English)

Any deficiency of price which may
happen on a re-sale by reason of the purchaser’s default, and all expenses attending such re-sale, shall
be certified to the Court or to the Collector or subordinate of the Collector, as the case may be, by the
officer or other person holding the sale, and shall, at the instance of either the decree holder or the
judgment-debtor, be recoverable from the defaulting purchaser under the provisions relating to the
execution of a decree for the payment of money.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXI, Rule 71 (EXECUTION OF DECREES AND ORDERS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 121, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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