#infructuous appeal

The Bombay High Court has ruled that once an appeal under the SARFAESI Act is infructuous, the DRAT loses all jurisdiction to entertain or decide collateral disputes over auctioned properties. This clarifies that appellate tribunals cannot expand their scope to protect defaulting borrowers after the core dispute is moot, safeguarding auction purchasers' rights and preventing procedural abuse.

NGT holds that challenge to a consequential tree felling order becomes infructuous once work is completed, reinforcing procedural limits on appellate remedies under the Forest (Conservation) Act.