Income Tax Act, 1961
Sch. II Part III Rule 60. APPLICATION TO SET ASIDE SALE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY ON DEPOSIT.
(1) Where immovable property has been sold in execution of a certificate, the defaulter, or any person whose interests are affected by the sale, may, at any time within thirty days from the date of the sale, apply to the Tax Recovery Officer to set aside the sale, on his depositing – (a) The amount specified in the proclamation of sale as that for the recovery of which the sale was ordered with interest thereon at the rate of fifteen per cent per annum, calculated from the date of the proclamation of sale to the date when the deposit is made; and
(b) For payment to the purchaser as penalty, a sum equal to five per cent. of the purchase money, but not less than one rupee.
(2) Where a person makes an application under rule 61 for setting aside the sale of his immovable property, he shall not, unless he withdraws that application, be entitled to make or prosecute an application under this rule.
