High Court Karnataka High Court

Smt Leelavathi vs The Karnataka State Financial … on 9 April, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Smt Leelavathi vs The Karnataka State Financial … on 9 April, 2009
Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KAREVEATAKA, BANGALQRE

BATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL  . V

PRESENT

THE H0N'BLE MR. RB. IZ)I§~IA}_1:£i:, ' '  " ' V
Bar1gai0re+"§6{3 O6--1."1  ..  é .. Appeiiant

 (By  M £2 vagyaja, Aav.)

1. A  'The .KTa;rflata£{a State
"F'iJ:1ancia1 C0rp.,
. 1'{:'o';.}. / 1, 'Thizmrnaiah
" * 4_ Road, Near Cantonment
r __ fRa;1}.way Station,
"BaI1ga1ore-660 0512,
By 11:5 Managng Diregter.



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2. The R€C€}V(fi{'§? Qfficer,

Karnataka State

Einamcial Corp. ,

Na. 1/ 1, Thjmmaiah

Road, Near Cantonment

Raiiway Station,   
Bangaioére~52. I

3. Karnaaka Ind}. Area

Deveziopmemz Board,

14/3, Qfid Fiaor,

R P Building,   _

Nmpathunga FI0a::1,"g-- _

BaI2ga1oz"e--360 O01,'    _   -.

Rep. By its Chaixtxzsm,   " "'= _;~.'Respondents

(fly Sr: 8 ¥%uc1ré.gQ*5¥?c}.a,V3~§,dii_. for V’

This W~.A’.*–£33:nfiled’-.1}:1rier”‘Sefi:tion 4 of the Karnataka
High C.¢1.3E36_;’f2(305 passed by the learned
Single Jigdga.’ .

This ‘iX”:A.VVC{)VBE1iI:ig” for Preliminary H€aIiI1g before

()ou1;’t_§”tE1i:: day,”‘SABHA.EiIT J., gassed the foilowingz

JUI’)3Ifi’.ENT

is filed by {hf} pretitioraar in

V -V W.P!.N®.,4 356;l’2Q{}$ being agieved by the {}3{‘(i€2I’ dated

Whfirfiifl the iaarnad Siflgle Judge has declined

–“E£: V éuésh the crrder dated 6.12.2004 passed by the 15′:

” fé sp0nc1e11t — Karfiataka State Fimanciai Corpmratiori

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(hsreinafter I’€ff:I”I’€Ci 1:9 as ‘KSF’C’) and dismissed the writ

petitiem.

:2. W.P.Na.43E§6/12805 was filed by the appafigifilut’:

It is averred in the petition that the petitiq:1éK_:a;§pfi§a§§C1{%§Ci’V’

8316 Sm respondent —- “£x1dufifii;:fi ‘~.,’;%314g:3 7

Deveiopment Bcarti for 1:116 pu;rpt)s <:– 'C151' V. ailotmeiit 'Vin

the iixdustrizetl area fer the of é€;tfiQ§t;}.ist1zi;1gVVVPo111tr3?
Feed factery. The pefiti§i:.e1"13i%asts§i}Qt§&d_<}11eVfiéfé 9:" land; in
Kumbalgadu ind11su'ia}'VV_Af_ea Meanwhile,

the petiviio':1a1;A: §:if£L:a'.*3.«'3i3:a:*:*16:%r'sl*1ip with one Sri Abdul
Razak {'3-1: " "purpose of carrying an the:

piastic -7:x:c,_i19;ii:e and style of L R Plastics in the

si'i;§;*§."v–«–~*33}.'1e cost cf land was deposited and

_p:€s3$?€:".'~3$'i<)_ii ..ée.ftifiCate in favour of L R Plastics was issued

031* that tbs L R Plastics spent more than

' v.Rs.3,G3,'i3{)0/~ for construction of buiiding and development

Since there was difference cf epinien between

" petitioner and the said Sri Abdu} Razak, the

partnership was dissolved on 2.5.1992. Therefore, the

petiticner was unable to rezpaggr the 10311 amount regulariy

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and the let respendent issued notices dateci 18.39.1993 and

26.11.1993 demanding the {;’t&’_VI11€I11T. of lean avafledee ~ 1e§yV_the

petitioner. Since the petitioner could net refieifir’

amount, the steps were taken 1.111c}e1§A,VS_eetigsI’1″:3:.”3;:: .VE’s’iZ-‘e”£f’3″

Financial Corporation Act, 1951 (1?1ere;i11efte:*_V1*eferfe§i~…te::.;;zs

the ‘Act? by order dated 8. wee *

authorised to take over theV_._aeeete._v ef 133:evV_pe¥*iitic)z1er in .

respect of the iz1dus’§ii’i2§}-. eez}§ceri1– ffjfef the purpose of

recovering tl1e4_:Ve,3:r1eL:.rit””ef ~ instead of

228.33 J

3. It “i:3 “fu:’ther:eexfezieeeizj the petitioner was tetafly

mislead anti-. Withe1_1€–.§vii1g any prayer gL1idanee for the

V’ Seie ef”the’§r0pefl:y, the property has been said

fer ~» and the market mine of the preperty

Ks.20,GO,€}(}{)/~ on the said day. The

‘;3etitienef1~ apyreaehed the Government being aggieved by

illegality in the said sale eendueted by the I{SF’C:

thereafier received a cheque for Rs.3,55,2G’7/-« on

V’ 15.6.1998 after a period of thrm years from the date of

auetien along with the statement shewing the payment

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made by the Corporation to different authorities.-“‘—-.» It is

further averted that the sale conducted

accordance with law and is opposed V’

issued by the W respondent as «ivriet tzfée

statements and number of p:>eepeetix{e’V:p1;re}fi:31eere:

industry has not been ‘peepei’1y
auction. The auction’ §3€e;te dep0siteé in
accordance with law filed the
writ pe1:£t:i0z1_ thfi 01-(13,. dated
5.12.2003 fig éfeependent rejecting the
req.;1est.:ef __ _3:eendamus directing the is:

respondefitfe Qef ” the loss by the petitioner due

to aeti0Ii’e,f”t’he jfespondent by invoiiégzg Section 2% of

the petih’eeer’s preperty.

4. was resisted by the respondents

‘eeIite11:1ij’i,g that the petiflofier did I’}.(}t repay the 10311

n avaiieé fxem the 3″‘ respondent and therefore the

eiieps were ‘éaken under Section 29 of the Act. The

V’ petitioner gave consent for sale of the property ef

Re. 16,50,000 /- and afiger receverizag the amount due to the

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KSFC, the petitioner has been refunded the aiiigauiit of
Rs.3,55,20″? on 16.6.1998 and the sale has bee;fi._§ki:iei.:i;eied’

in accordance with law.

5. Learned Single Judge, ‘ai’te_’I”e 3* ¢ces:¢i*e:i;§g.ii«

cententions of the Iearrieci etrziurisel Hfei’

p€’£i’tiO}’16I’ and the for
respondents N0. i and appearing
for :(‘esponderi°t_ I*%§i.f3, matter pertains;

to the pfititioner and the
KSFC “i..7r:ge. petition is based on
eaie Apiace in the year 1994 and

Carma: be iiitsi at” this point, of time and it is open to

” ~.l;he ..’;§eti§:i§)1ier texaaz-eii’ of such other remedies available in

1932.? the benefit of peiidency” of this writ

petiiien this eeurt ever since the date of filing on

3..2(3§§;EE and aecerdingiy dismissed the writ petition in

eiiove said observations. Being aggieved by the order

giaiteé 25.9.2008, the Writ petitioner has preferred {hie

appeal,

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6. We have heard {:13 }€aI’I1€d counsel appearing for the
appaflant and $111!? iearned counsel appaaring far r€S.}: 0fi<i¢nt

No.2.

7. Learned counsal appeattfiig :4

reiterated the argumsnt n1ad{:_ b€f{Z.*1_'(§’ the ,V}5§$1;’.’1’fV’,if3:d °§$i’r1g1<'::v }y

Judge anci submitted that the Iias fiégn held in
accordance with law: ffissad ff}:-: learned

Single Judge is Hgble t;c} b,je T' V 1

8. On counsel appearing for
the 2mfv..’re–spL31i{i6Hf:”%sii’d§fit;ii.ttei’_i that the grovision under

Section Z29″ be invoked siflce the p€fifi()11SI’

. fidid V_a3$–;3.3; :_'<~;:paj,»' .a,3_:_;;Q.*ant, the sale has been czorzdutztetfl in

a¢CGrda::ca'ex#éi£%h law after obtaining the constant of the

pétitiéner 5'1"-_2<::if=1:V1o gamma whatever E133 been made out far

iI1E€I'f63."(3u:i;'}..{3€V in exercising the writ jtixisdictioii.

fife have @3611 caréfui czarzsideratimz 1:0 the

"Ct;1}t€IItiOflS of 1:116 learned caunsei appearing fer the pajfies

and gcmfinized the material on record.

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10. The material on record Wouid cleariy Shaw that the

petitianerf appellant herein availed the loan from

is 1710?; disputed and r;o:1–repaymeI1t of the

Iaetitioner/appeilafit is also not dispgieé’ 1j.£1r:i<$:j t1fi.é:" »

(3iI'C¥.1I11Sti3IiC-ES, the materiai on ;'=.Ife(;'::1"w:1 $ho'~;x.%$ the

petitioner gave her consei1§~..for sa1e» (Sf 'prspefty of'

Rs.10,50,000/- and £1162. saleVA.h$:{:iv-takén pZEac.<: the year
1994 and the writ pez:i:io£;.%v$a.sf%}%.:}1edV.[.§;;i' 13.1.2005 and no
cause what€ve1fii'a_s_ b-:=;é'1'r:%."I's§§2'z.~':i. e'~..§§;f;!.§'::. {I16 delay in filing
the writ ;f1ret,.i;:v:;i;'<;"3*i':…,__V '

11. Tlié’ ixzouid cleariy Shaw that the

petitiozxer has I1:2’i;V’a:ii1ig<:3.'1t in approaching this Court

V' pr: tfié'haSis of censerfl: given by the patitionar,

sold for Rs.10,5G,GO{)/~. No geund

whagéver. .'is':~_. 'fixaée cut. for interference of the order

'impugficézfi $321 {$16 writ petition. Thae learned Single Judga

V' TV.'§ia;s,_I'§?Serv€d iiberiy to the petitizmar to avai} of such other

ffifnedies available to the petitioner in law and to claim the

benefit of pendency of the writ petition before this 0013::

ever since the date 0ff'11i11g an 28.1.2005. Accordingly, we

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hold that {ha ertier passed by the iearrmd Single: Jfiiige is

justified and does not stiffer from 3.113; arror 0;j"fi–1%§g*,,§:§_fit'j{_VAa.s

to call for mterfererace in this imira court giasg

the foiiowing:

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‘file writ appeal is disInis$:ied; _

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V’ Chief justice

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