purchasers from a decree-holder auction-purchaser have bought from one whose title is liable to be defeated. The title acquired by the purchaser from the decree-holder is similarly defeasible. The Court further observed: “… the defeasibility of a decree-holder's title where the decree is ex parte is of such common occurrence that the plea of a purchaser for value without notice hardly applies”.23 15. The same view has been reaffirmed by the Calcutta High Court in the case of Abdul Rahman v. Sarat Ali [AIR 1916 Cal 710: 20 CWN 667] where it has been held that the assignee of a decree-holder auction-purchaser stands in no better position than his assignor. The special protection afforded to a stranger who purchases at an execution sale is not extended to an assignee of the decree-holder auction- purchaser. 16. The distinction between a stranger who purchases at an auction sale and an assignee from a decree-holder purchaser at an auction sale is quite clear. Persons who purchase at a