CPC 1908 § Order XXI, Rule 84 — Deposit by purchaser and re-sale on default

Statutory text (English)

(1) On every sale of immoveable property
the person declared to be the purchaser shall pay immediately after such declaration a deposit of
twenty- five per cent on the amount of his purchase-money to the officer or other person conducting
the sale, and in default of such deposit, the property shall forthwith be re-sold.

(2) Where the decree-holder is the purchaser and is entitled to set-off the purchase-money under
rule 72, the Court may dispense with the requirements of this rule.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXI, Rule 84 (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. 124, 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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