CPC 1908 § Order XXI, Rule 90 — Application to set aside sale on ground of irregularity or fraud

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where any
immoveable property has been sold in execution of a decree, the decree-holder, or any person entitled
to share in a rateable distribution of assets, or whose interests are affected by the sale, may apply to
the Court to set aside the sale on the ground of a material irregularity or fraud in publishing or
conducting it:

Provided that no sale shall be set aside on the ground of irregularity or fraud unless upon the
facts proved the Court is satisfied that the applicant has sustained substantial injury by reason of such
irregularity or fraud [:]1
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Provided further that no such application shall be entertained un less the applicant deposits
such amount, not exceeding twenty per cent of the sum realised at the sale, or furnishes such security,
as the Court may direct.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXI, Rule 90 (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, 125, 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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