The Corporation therefore companyld number take possession of the estate.
It was subsequently found that the daughter in law was numberbetter than the appellant.
The Corporation also gave him instalments for payment of the balance price.
The Corporation wanted to recover its amount.
He did number pay anthing except the earnest money of Rs.40,000.
914 of 1987.
He did number even state as to how the Corporation officials had shown undue interest with P.M. Jacob or with the other partners of M s. Gumraj Plantations for sale of the property.
Since the appellant submitted the highest offer, the Corporation naturally had to accept it.
1980 3 SCR 1338 Fertilizer Corporation Kamagar Union v. Union of India, AIR 1981 SC 344 Ram and Shyam Company v. State of Haryana Ors.,
A part of the loan remained outstanding and the appellant companyld number clear it.
She also companyld number pay any amount.
She offered Rs.5,10,505.
The workmen used to companylect the income therefrom towards their wages.
The Corporation wanted to get back its money.
The numberification was published in the said newspapers as it was done earlier.
It was number interested in the property.
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Subsequently, he moved the High Court of Kerala companyplaining that the Corporation while selling the property for Rs.
M s. Gumraj Plantations is a partnership firm in which P.M. Jacob is one of the partners.
229/84 before the Munsif Court Thidupuzha to restrain the Corporation from selling the property.
On January 7, 1982, the Corporation got possession of the entire estate.
The Corporation accepted it and decided to sell the property to P.M. Jacob.
1081 Vishwanath Iyer, N. Sudhakaran for the Respondent.
On January 18, 1983, the Corporation again invited tenders for the sale of the property.
He had then offered Rs.4,16,550.
He companyld number get relief in the suit since by then the sale deed was executed in favour of M s. Gumraj Plantations.
But there was numbersuch anxiety shown.
The Corporation accepted the tender.
The appellant who companyld number purchase the said property by any means filed suit O.S. No.
This time, the Corporation received these tenders i T.M. Hassan Rawther Appellant before us for Rs.
There was numberbidder.
four and a half lakhs.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
In execution of the decree, the said tea estate was brought for sale by companyrt auction.
The property however, was sold to M s. Gumraj Plantations at the request of P.M. Jacob.
It is number proper to make such light hearted and vague allegations against the statutory authorities.
He must have thanked his stars for getting back his family property which was so dear to him or which was according to him so valuable.
So it negotiated with P.M. Jacob who had submitted his tender alongwith the appellant in response to the numberification dated January 18, 1983.
There was long standing dispute between the workmen of the estate and the previous management relating to payment of their wages.
1082 The Corporation, however, extended the time for payment again and again.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by JAGANNATHA SHETTY, J. A tea estate of 100 acres with some buildings, machinery and equipments was given as security to the Kerala Financial Corporation The Corporation against the loan taken by the appellant.
All the efforts of the Corporation failed to induce the appellant.
State of Jammu and Kashmir Anr.,
It was number interested in retaining the property.
four and a half lakhs to M s. Gumraj Plantations, had deviated from the numbermal practice of inviting tenders from the public.
On March 19, 1982, a tender numberification was published in dailies like Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhoomi and Deepika newspapers.
So the Corporation itself had to purchase the property for about Rs.1,65,000.
After negotiation, he enhanced the offer to Rs.
8/64 before the District Court of Kottayam for recovery of the arrears and obtained decree for an amount of Rs.1,20,000.
In response to the numberification, the daughter in law of the appellant was the only tenderer.
On March 2, 1983, the acceptance was companymunicated to the appellant.
On November 5, 1969, the auction sale was held.
six lakhs ii M. Jacob for Rs.4,15,550 and iii K.K. Mathew for Rs.2,07,451.
Being aggrieved by the judgment of the High Court, the appellant has preferred the present appeal.
Abdul Khader and E.M.S. Anam for the Appellant.
His tender was the next best.
The Corporation thereupon filed O.A. No.
This arrangement companytinued for about thirteen years.
From the Judgment and Order dated 22.8.1984 of the Kerala High Court in O.P. No.
An extent of 85 acres out of 100 acres of the estate was in possession of the workmen as per settlement arrived at between the Labour Commissioner and the District Collector.
SCR 541 and Shri Sachidanand Pandey v. State of W. B. AIR 1987 SC 1109, applied.
6806 of 1984.
