High Court Kerala High Court

The Federal Bank Ltd vs The Tahsildar on 11 December, 2008

Kerala High Court
The Federal Bank Ltd vs The Tahsildar on 11 December, 2008
       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 31678 of 2008(U)


1. THE FEDERAL BANK LTD.,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE,
                       ...       Respondent

2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE

3. SRI.A.M.SADIQUE,

                For Petitioner  :SRI.PETER THARAKAN

                For Respondent  :SRI.M.PATHROSE MATHAI(SR)

The Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH

 Dated :11/12/2008

 O R D E R
                         K.M. JOSEPH, J.

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                W.P.(C) No. 31678 OF 2008 U
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         Dated this the 11th day of December, 2008

                         J U D G M E N T

Heard both sides.

2. Case of the petitioner in brief is as follows.

As a collateral security to the loan availed by M/s.Star

Refineries Pvt. Ltd. and M/s.Star Agro and Wheat Roller Flour

Mills Pvt. Ltd., the 3rd respondent created an equitable

mortgage in favour of the petitioner by depositing the title deed.

The petitioner is aggrieved by the proceedings initiated at the

instance of the additional 4th respondent, namely KSIDC, to sell

the very same property for recovering all the amounts due to

the KSIDC. Case of the petitioner is that there is no jurisdiction

and the 1st respondent has not ascertained the details of the

property including the existing charge over the property. The

existing mortgage in favour of the petitioner was not

considered. Learned counsel for the additional 4th respondent

does not dispute that in the light of the mortgage created in

WPC.31678/08
: 2 :

favour of the petitioner by the 3rd respondent, it may not be open to

the additional 4th respondent to proceed against the very same

property ignoring the mortgage. In such circumstances, the writ

petition is allowed and Exts.P2 and P3 are quashed.

Sd/-

(K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE)
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