Amr India Limited v. The Official Liquidator
Case brief
What is this about?
C.P.No.57 of 1998 – Maxworth Orchards (India) Ltd in provisional liquidation – Official Liquidator, High Court of Madras – auction of property – purchase by SEI Kathiravan Power Private Limited on payment of total consideration Rs.4,25,00,000/- – earlier highest bidder AMR India Limited – refund of deposits of Rs.2,18,87,106/- with accrued interest within two weeks – Comp.A.Nos.269 & 536 of 2022 disposed of – related Comp.A.Nos.149, 209 to 211 of 2022 and 714 to 717 of 2011 disposed – Madras High Court – Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy J – order dated 17.12.2025 – T.K.Bhaskar for applicant; Pola Raghunath for Official Liquidator (R1); H.Karthik Seshadri assisted by D.Nagasaila (Administrator) for R2.
What did the court decide?
Refund to AMR India Limited, the highest bidder, of the amounts deposited by it (aggregate Rs.2,18,87,106/-) along with accrued interest, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.