offered by him. Since the petitioner in O.P. 30403/2001 has offered to settle the arrears of sales tax due in respect of the property and since the property is the family property of the defaulter and the person who purchased is none other than the brother of the defaulter and since sale is not confirmed, I feel recovery proceedings later initiated for recovery of arrears of sales tax due from the defaulter which led to the sale can be interfered with on condition of petitioner in O.P. 30403/2001 clearing the arrears of tax and on compensating the petitioner in W.P.20459/2007 with reasonable rate of interest. In the circumstances, all the writ petitions are disposed of with the following directions. There will be direction to the petitioner in O.P. 30403/2001 to remit Rs.3,64,797/- which is the arrears of tax, penalty and interest due from the defaulter as on 14.9.2007, within six weeks from today. This will be adjusted against tax arrears and the Tahsildar will close the revenue recovery proceedings against the defaulter pertaining to arrears of sales tax. Along with this, petitioner in O.P. 30403/2001 will pay interest at one and a half per cent per month on the purchase price paid by the petitioner in W.P. 20459/2007 from date of deposit of purchase price till date of payment of interest by the said petitioner. The Tahsildar will work out interest from date of remittance by the purchaser for the petitioner in O.P. 30403/2001 to deposit interest
