V. Rajasekharan vs. The Secretary
Held
The Court directed the petitioner to remit the entire balance bid amount, including GST and interest for delayed payment, in six equal monthly installments commencing from March 15, 2024. All coercive proceedings against the petitioner were deferred, with a caveat that default would allow the respondent to proceed as per law.
Facts
The petitioner, who secured the right to collect gate charges at Neyyattinkara Town Market for 2023-2024, suffered losses and sought a revision of the bid amount. Apprehending exclusion from future auctions, he approached the High Court seeking permission to pay the outstanding balance bid amount in installments.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the petitioner should be permitted to pay the balance bid amount for collecting market gate charges in installments due to losses incurred, and if coercive proceedings should be deferred.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN FRIDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF MARCH 2024/11TH PHALGUNA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 5922 OF 2024 PETITIONER: V. RAJASEKHARAN AGED 60 YEARS S/O. VELAYUDHAN, ASWATHI BHAVAN, POOJA NAGAR, THALAYAL, ATHIYANNOOR VILLAGE, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 126. BY ADVS. M.R.SASITH NEELANJANA NAIR RIYA KOCHUMMAN RESPONDENTS: 1 THE SECRETARY NEYYATTINKARA MUNICIPALITY, TB JUNCTION-HOSPITAL JCT ROAD, ALUMMOODU, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 121. 2 NEYYATTINKARA MUNICIPALITY REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, TB JUNCTION-HOSPITAL JCT ROAD, ALUMMOODU, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 121. SRI. R.T.PRADEEP - SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01.03.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No.5922 OF 2024 2 JUDGMENT The petitioner bid in auction the right to collect gate charges in respect of the Neyyattinkara Town Market for the period 2023-2024. The petitioner states that, for reasons not attributable to him, he could not effectively collect the gate charges and thus suffered considerable loss.
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