{"id":94903,"date":"2008-12-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/syndicate-bank-vs-k-kunhambu-nair-so-komal-gurukkal-on-5-december-2008"},"modified":"2014-10-20T10:41:10","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T05:11:10","slug":"syndicate-bank-vs-k-kunhambu-nair-so-komal-gurukkal-on-5-december-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/syndicate-bank-vs-k-kunhambu-nair-so-komal-gurukkal-on-5-december-2008","title":{"rendered":"Syndicate Bank vs K Kunhambu Nair S\/O Komal Gurukkal on 5 December, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Syndicate Bank vs K Kunhambu Nair S\/O Komal Gurukkal on 5 December, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy<\/div>\n
!N THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE\nDATED THIS THE 573 DAY OF DECEMBER, \n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM MOHAN   * *\n\nWRIT PETITION No.13g73 0.52 2005   \n\nBETWEEN\n\nSYNDICATE BANK \" _ \nA BANK CONSTITUTED UNDERVV \nTHE CENTRAL ACT 5 OF 1970____ \"  \nHAVING ITS HEAD OFF'I.C.E AT \"   \n\nMANImLTaaTA1Is:TER;\u00a2;1,IA--A'~8RANv::H\n\nAT HAMPANAi{a'If_1'A, M..'_L0VRE, ;\n\nREP B'? P';V.M.A_LL=YA, '(:HTi.EI'\u00ab' _\n\nMANAGER ASSET RECOVERY\n\nMANAGEMENT BRANCH  \n\nJASMINAE MANSION I FLR J.C.RD, B'LORE----2\n~  * . V  PETITIONER\n\n\u00bb ;('ey .T'U\u00a7{AEAM s PA}, ADV.)\n\n1 \" :4: KUNHAMBU NAIR\n'*3\/is KOMAL GURUKKAL\n: 4_ AGED ABOUT 79 YRS,\n PROPRIETOR, GOKULAM\n' !NDUSTRIES 85 saw MILLS, 302.0012\nMANGALORE-575006,\nPRESENTLY R\/A GOKULAM\n90:-3'1' KARINDALAM VIA NILESHWAR,\nHGSADURGA, KASARGOD DIST,\nKERALA STATE i_@\\\nJ\n\n\n\n10\n\nAMAR KUNHI AMMA\nw\/0 LATE KUNHIKOMAN\n\nR\/A POST KARINDALAM VIA; u.1LEsH\\iiA'R--:    \n\nHOSADURGA, KASARGOD I:)IS'I'_ '  \n\nK BALAGOPALAN _\nS\/C: LATE KUNHIKOMW--.... .   \nR\/A GANESH SADAN   ._ \nP.O.KANNAKAD, KASAR(_}_OD_1}I_ST '\n\nK MADANAGOPA\u00a7--..A.N_A g  ,\nS\/O LATE KUNHIx0.MA.N  \nR\/A GANESH samm  J V ' \nP.0.KANNAKAD,;KAs1;z2Go'Dj;9;sT':~\n\nK %      \n\nS10 14%-'E   nmmmn\n\n2R\/A may :s;AR1NpALAMjv1A NILESHWAR\nHpsmnrmg. KASARC:OD DIST\n\nK I\u00e9MAGoi>ALA_N' sfo LATE KUNHIKOMAN\n\n;' :21\u00bb. ;=>0s'If'KAR1NDALAM VIA NILESHWAR\n~  HQSADUR'GA.,...i<?ASARGOD DIST\n\n SHARTHA KUMARI D\/O LATE KUNHIKOMAN\n\n'  *Ri*A.PQ'sfIi~KAR1NDAmM VIA NILESHWAR\n-  HOS\/ADA[:JRGA, KASARGOD DIST\n\nDELETED\n\nKQJAYALAXM: D\/O LATE KUNHIKOMAN\n\n A POSI' KARINDALAM VIA NILESHWAR DELETED\n* =  HOSADURG, KASARGOD DIST\n\n K RAJALAXMI D\/O LATE KUNHIKOMAN\n\nR\/A POST KARINDALAM VIA NILESHWAR DELETED\nHOSADURGA, KASARGOD DIST\n\nTHE COURT OF' ?RINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE\n(JUNIOR DIVISION 85 JMFC\nMAD{KERI -- 5'71 201.\n\nDELETED\n\n9\n\n*~;,\n\n\n\n11\n\n12\n\n13\n\nI4\n\n15\n\nB T DINESH S\/0 B1DDATANpATH1a_mAiAi_\u00a7:    \nAGED ABOUT43 YRS "  ._  -:' . '\nKOLAKERI VILLAGE   ..\n\nNAPOKLU NAD, MADIKERI TQ \n\nPRATAP CHETTIAPPA    \nDIRECTOR, M\/S SKANDA'EX!-?(IRTS'  3\n21\/14, CRAIG PARK LAY"0*U'i"   \n\nM.G.ROAD, BAN.GAL0;RE;-2, "   _\n\nAND R\/A 'sKANDA'*,,  V:T*'mJsAALLYA\n\nROAD, BANGALQREj--1.V A  "\n\nK01.'mc;u i).Is.'1'RIcj_:*.I_'_ T"  '\nFORT, f9';A\u00a7')IKER1_V-5.?'_-J 201'\n\nTHE D!:'.P'L\u00a5f1':"-'}r'(3Ci*.!~dI\u20ac\/II'E"\u00a7SI':_" TTETT \n\nTAT;-:2 "i*A?\u00a3J_SII:;)JAR' % ' * \n\n\u00e9\\w!ADIK.ERif'I'..Q'A  T.  \nMADTKERT-5'za12o--.1t " \n\nT THE"PA:vENuE':NVSPECr0R\n5 BHAGANLAAEDALA\n\n"  1\u00ab;Q1;AQU DIST-571 247\n\n L\u00bb  _\n\nA _ w1;LAGE ACCOUNTANT\n. KUN.DA.CI-fERI VILLAGE\n\n.  BHAGAMANDALA, MADIKERI TQ\n I<I.{:f)i)A-GU mgr-571247\n\nTHE RECOVERY OFFICER-I\n\nV   QEBTS RECOVERY TRHBUNAL\n\nV   KRISHI BHAVAN, HUDSON CIRCLE\n\nBANGALORE--1 RI.-ES {iomggrwg\n\n  (By Sri. N.B. VISHWANATH, AGA FOR R-- 13 TO R-16,\n\nSR1. P.K. PONNAPPA, ADV. FOR R-1,\nSR1. K. SUMAN, ADV. FOR R-2,\n\nSR}. A.K. SUBBAIAH, ABV. FOR R-1 I\nCREST LAW PARTNERS, ADVS. FOR Rd)\n\nN\n\n\n\nTHIS WRIT PETITION Is FILES UNDER ARTICLES 226\nAND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYIN--C3r TO\nQUASH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE R10 IN C.C.!iQ{"\u00ab435..1v3\n\nOF I993 AND C.().N0. 3514 OF 1993 \n31.5.2002 DIRECT REVENUE RECOVERY IN 'R.$sR_-E'c 3r  c:.RI*\u00ab.*u '\nTHE COMPENSATION AWARDED IR THE  A'\nTHE R11 AND CONSEQUENTLY:'.DEf3L\u00a3,}RE._ILLE(\u00a7AL=..A\u00a3,L\n\nFURTHER PROCEEDINGS I-IE1i.D RU'RsUANT 'I#I4:.EfRE*I*o';; "\n\nTHIS PETITION,' COMING' tits  VI+'\u00a3).R FINAL HEARING,\nTHIS DAY THE COURT MfiD.E--.'j'H;,E. FOIQLOEVING:\n\n  pe\ufb01fi6imr,__a.Na\ufb01ona\ufb01scd Bank, extended \ufb01nancia}\n\n Iassistagce\u00e9 '%:t: "i.*1\u00a2 lst respondent along with his bmthcr on<\/pre>\n
 security mortgaged the plantation lands,<\/p>\n
V I by IicpO’\u00e9IjI: cf title deeds, complying with Section 53(1) of the<\/p>\n
H ”  of Property Act, 1882. The default in repayment of<\/p>\n
I  i_’rI\u00e9’riIonics Icad to the pe\ufb01\ufb01oncr instituting O.S.No.25{}\/83,<\/p>\n
T [j ” ROI. 7. I 1.1933, before the I Add]. Civil Judge, Mangalore, D.K.,<\/p>\n
a mortgage suit for zccovcxy of Rs.86,72,7’78.?’5 with interest<\/p>\n
at 20% p.a., which was deemed on 28.1.1989 by drawing up<\/p>\n
6<\/span>
\n31-05-2002, the Court of the JMFC H Court, Madikeri in<\/p>\n
C.C.No.3513\/1998 and CC 3514\/98, convicted Respondent<\/p>\n
No.1 for offences under Section 138 of the 3<\/p>\n
Instruments Act and directed the 1st respondent <\/p>\n
Rs.10,S0,000\/-, and Rs.20,50,000\/H-,”‘ \u00abresppectiirieily,    -as  <\/p>\n
compensation to the claimant – R\u00bbli1’.__ ‘l’hereafte_rW’ards,<\/p>\n
29-11.42003, the JMFC, Madilteririssued a  the
\nDeputy Commissioner, Kodagu  ‘compensation
\namount awarded to the  \/1998
\nand co 3514\/199$ {R-1;:1’j”  of even date
\n2941-2003.    No.1 \ufb01led an<\/p>\n
application it to recall the Warrant in
\nrespect of ice_rit7a_in  she claimed one-half share<\/p>\n
and accordinglypubyiorder”dated 16-04-2004, the warrant<\/p>\n
  i'”ecal’ledt inso farwas one~\u00bbhalf share in the Said lands.<\/p>\n
   Bank addressed a letter dated 25~\u00bbO6-\n<\/p>\n
  2004=.t_o th.e~l\u00a7eVenue authorities — Respondent No.14 Seeking<\/p>\n
 ‘\u00ab\u00ab___i11formation’about the lands mortgaged in favour of the Bank<\/p>\n
ii   that the lands were sold pursuant to the<\/p>\n
 “—i,i:i2vari”ant issued by the Magistrate, whence the Tahsildar, by<\/p>\n
};,:t<l<\/p>\n
7<\/span>
\nletter dated 28-07-2004, called upon the counsel for the<\/p>\n
petitioner to produce the mortgaged documents whichvvas<\/p>\n
responded to by letter dated 6-8-2004 of the said <\/p>\n
3. The Debt Recovery Tribunal, after havingpiissueidl’ it<\/p>\n
amended Recovery Certi\ufb01cate in favour ‘of’th–ie p.etiti.oner’v–on <\/p>\n
17-09-2004, certi\ufb01ed that the petiti.en’er”‘\u00a7vaie*– <\/p>\n
recover Rs.6,71,43,801.96\/–, lianid..V_pdirected’ the ‘?R]e’eevery
\nOfficer to recover the said Sum’-,””‘rbP1i.S’Vl%VaS foilioweddby the
\nefforts on the part of the  pp. Respondent<\/p>\n
No.17 by issuingpnotice :ef”ae’tfnehdj’e.aated.Ls’0-09-2004 and<\/p>\n
the request –   “Chiief lVi’an’ager, Asset Recovery
\nManagement l3ranch’fofi th4e’i’peiti_tioner by letters dated 29-11-<\/p>\n
2004, 24-12’-2004,25-0V2-2.0005 and 31-03-2005. The 17:12<\/p>\n
 respo’ri’dent hvavini5g”‘fai_1edv to evince interest in the matter of<\/p>\n
i\ufb01recovery ‘thee __monies due under the certi\ufb01cate, has<\/p>\n
resulted  petition to quash:–\n<\/p>\n
ii(i}..l*t\u00a7_1ne proceedings in C.C.No.3513\/1998 and<\/p>\n
  14\/ 1998 and the direction for revenue recovery in<\/p>\n
Vrespect of compensation awarded to Respondent No.11 and<\/p>\n
M<\/p>\n
8<\/span><\/p>\n
to declare illegal all further proceedings thereto; (ii) to<\/p>\n
declare the sale held by Respondents 13 to 16 as illegal and<\/p>\n
not binding on the petitioner — Bank and declare….t_lia.t”$~egl” 3<\/p>\n
petitioner is entitled to request Respondent  to.j_no’til+l’y <\/p>\n
the mortgaged properties including  ischedule’  <\/p>\n
for sale by public auction; (iii) for a writ of l;_nAa11darn’us.g l’<\/p>\n
directing Respondent No.7 to in-itiate steps’ to the
\ndebt due to the petitioner :”–a.l3anlz.l.””‘ *  it\n<\/p>\n
4. There is no dispute  by way of<\/p>\n
mortgage of the “properties  que’s.tjio1f1 in favour of the<\/p>\n
petitioner-“isi’notjjydiscfliargedb Th”e’1’e’is also no dispute that
\nthe decree obtainedbylthellipetitioner is a mortgage decree in<\/p>\n
respect of the virrgirrzoy’-ablefiiiproperties, subject matter of<\/p>\n
 mortygage:  favour”of__the petitioner, as security for the due<\/p>\n
1.7.rep.aymen_t”of’t.he monies owing by the 1st respondent. Yet<\/p>\n
agai.n;11l there;—  no dispute that the proceedings in<\/p>\n
 3514\/ 1998 are proceedings independent<\/p>\n
 any._right of the petitioner and relate to offences committed<\/p>\n
 respondent having no relation whatsoever to the<\/p>\n
“claim of the petitioner. So also, the warrant issued by the<\/p>\n
M<\/p>\n
9<\/span><\/p>\n
JMFC, Madikeri to the Deputy Commissioner to sell the<\/p>\n
properties belonging to the 1st respondent and remit the<\/p>\n
sale proceeds to the JMFC to be made over to  3<\/p>\n
No.11 as compensation cannot but be said to ._:1ega1.iianid’ <\/p>\n
valid. In the circumstances, thefiprayer?to.;quashVithe <\/p>\n
proceedings in C.C.Nos.3513 and 352142\/ii1*9y98 <\/p>\n
to the petitioner.\n<\/p>\n
5. The properties subject matter charge’ by ‘Way of a
\nmortgage culminating in the   favour of the<\/p>\n
petitioner cannot \u00abbutj be said  beVisui3jectiif:;oi the petitioner’s<\/p>\n
right over”i’tl1ea:s;aidii::prop’erty in of Section 52 of the
\nTransferiof  If that is so, the 1731<\/p>\n
respondent T–*..Recoveryi’.Of\ufb01.eier was not justified in mulling<\/p>\n
 overV_”tl3i+.e request of the-_ petitioner to execute the certi\ufb01cate<\/p>\n
i”–_Vb’earing  for recovery of the monies clue to the<\/p>\n
petitioner,i iirijaccordance with law. The petitioner having<\/p>\n
jestabliisheda  right to secure his monies by execution of the<\/p>\n
 i::C=ert’i\ufb01.cateii issued by the Debt Recovery Tribunal, the<\/p>\n
 on the part of Respondent No.17 in not taking any<\/p>\n
“action to comply with the provisions of the Recovery of Debts<\/p>\n
M<\/p>\n
10<\/span><\/p>\n
Due to Banks And Financial Institutions Act, 1993, the<\/p>\n
petitioner is entitled to the issue of a writ of mandamus\ufb01<\/p>\n
6. In the result, this writ petition is allowed I’  <\/p>\n
writ of mandamus shall ensue to Respondent”~-..No\u00a7A_i1″7i” to <\/p>\n
execute the Certi\ufb01cate bearing DCI5   <\/p>\n
2004 AnneXure–“H”, forthwith in, accordance with..i.a.iisf’; I’<\/p>\n
It is needless to state thatitliehiideposit   the
\nState Government with   iiifijf\ufb01pcer  the Debt
\nRecovery Tribunal, I3ang!alor,e,i ‘amount after<\/p>\n
deducting the a.rn’c’~u_ifi*t paid ,;to.\u00ab’R\u00bb”1  vcopinpensation, from<\/p>\n
out of the _proceeds.frorri’.the sale of the properties in
\nquestion, is__ 4’d,irec’ted”:tc:_4be_Taccounted for by the Recovery<\/p>\n
Of\ufb01cer; ~I_r1  Words’,  the sale is set aside, the said<\/p>\n
 ainount in’ deposit isvidiirected to be refunded to the auction<\/p>\n
 ” I<\/p>\n
Sd\/-3
\nfudge<\/p>\n
Ks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Syndicate Bank vs K Kunhambu Nair S\/O Komal Gurukkal on 5 December, 2008 Author: Ram Mohan Reddy !N THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 573 DAY OF DECEMBER, BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM MOHAN * * WRIT PETITION No.13g73 0.52 2005 BETWEEN SYNDICATE BANK ” _ A BANK […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nSyndicate Bank vs K Kunhambu Nair S\/O Komal Gurukkal on 5 December, 2008 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/syndicate-bank-vs-k-kunhambu-nair-so-komal-gurukkal-on-5-december-2008\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Syndicate Bank vs K Kunhambu Nair S\/O Komal Gurukkal on 5 December, 2008 - 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