Confirmation of auction

State land in question was put to open auction under Temporary Lease Scheme for five years and petitioner was the highest bidder in whose favour auction was also confirmed

Additional Commissioner (Consolidation) accepted time-barred appeal against auction in favour of petitioner and appeal of petitioner was dismissed by Board of Revenue

Validity

Respondent wanted to prolong his unauthorized possession over land in question, who had neither paid dues of government nor was allowing the auction of land to be successful and was distracting the matter into unnecessary litigation

Auction was held for a period of five years (2011 to 2016) and as a consequence of auction requisite mutation had already been sanctioned in favour of petitioner and possession of land was delivered to petitioner, who had deposited requisite amount in government treasury

Cancellation of such auction at belated stage would not only disturb the rights of petitioner but also cause loss to exchequer and that too for benefit of respondent, who was violator of law and encroached upon land in question in sheer violation of resumption order of District Collector, which was implemented on 15-8-2002

Order of Board of Revenue dated 24-6-2012, was set aside and order of District Officer (Revenue) dated 24-3-2011, was upheld

Review was allowed in circumstances.