Section 35A(7) in Kerala General Sales Tax Rules, 1963
(7)(a)when the goods seized are to be sold in public auction as provided in sub- sections (6) and (9) section 29A the officer who imposed the penalty shall cause to be published in the notice board of his office, a list of the goods seized and intended for sale with a notice under his signature specifying the place and the day and hour at which the seized goods will be sold and shall display copies of such list and notice in more than one public place in the notified area or in or around the place in which the goods were detained as the officer may consider necessary to give wide publicity to the sale.(b)if the value of the goods exceeds one thousand rupees, copies of the list and notice shall be published in the office of the Inspecting Assistant Commissioner concerned also.(c)No sale shall take place until after the expiration of a period of fifteen days from the date on which the notice is affixed.(d)The officer who imposed the penalty shall conduct the sale in person and the goods seized shall be made available at the place of sale:Provided that the sale of goods referred to in subsection (10) of section 29(A) may be conducted by the officer in charge of the notified area.(e)At the appointed time, the goods shall be put up in one or more lots as the officer conducting the sale may consider advisable and shall be knocked down in favour of the highest bidder subject to the confirmation of the sale by the Inspecting Assistant Commissioner where the value of the goods auctioned does not exceed one thousand rupees and by the Deputy Commissioner in other cases.(f)Where the amount fetched in auction is more than the amount of the penalty due from the owner of the goods, the surplus after realising the penalty imposed, the charges for the service and publication, if any, of the notice under sub-sections (4) and (8) of Section 29 A and the order under clause (d) of sub-rule (4) of this rule the expenses for the conduct of the sale and the expenses and other incidental charges referred to in sub-section (12) of section 29A, shall be refunded.(g)The auction purchaser shall pay the sale value of the goods, in ready cash immediately after the sale and he will not be permitted to carry away any part of the goods until he has paid for the same in full.(h)Where the purchaser fails to pay the sale value of the goods in ready cash the goods shall be re-sold at once and the defaulting purchaser shall be liable for any loss arising there from as well as the expenses incurred on the re-sale.(i)Where on re-sale, the property is sold on a higher price than at the first sale, the difference shall be the property of the owner of goods.
