‘Arbitrary, illegal and in colourable exercise of power’; P&H HC directs Union Bank of India to refund forfeited amount deposited by auction purchaser
The bank has acted in an arbitrary and illegal manner by claiming that the entire bid amount shall be deposited by the petitioner, while on the other hand, avoiding the question of the supervening legal impossibility, which debarred them from issuing Sale Certificate or handing over the physical possession of the property to petitioner.