CPC 1908 § Order XXI, Rule 77 — Sale by public auction

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where moveable property is sold by public auction the price
of each lot shall be paid at the time of sale or as soon after as the officer or other person holding the
sale directs, and in default of payment the property shall forthwith be re-sold.

(2) On payment of the purchase-money, the officer or other person holding the sale shall grant
a receipt for the same, and the sale shall become absolute.

(3) Where the moveable property to be sold is a share in goods belonging to the
judgment-debtor and a co-owner, and two or more persons, of whom one is such co-owner,
respectively bid the same sum for such property or for any lot, the bidding shall be deemed to be the
bidding of the co-owner.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXI, Rule 77 (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. 122, 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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