M.R.Thamilarasu Vs the Branch Manager

PRAYER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to return the money paid by the petitioner, on announcement of the successful bidder of the property auctioned by the respondent bank, viz. property bearing survey No.70/5 part of Selavoyal Village, Plot No.9, Gramaniar Garden, measuring to

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an extent of 1800 sq.ft of vacant land together with interest, which land belongs to the Government of Tamil Nadu, on the basis of the representation of the petitioner dated 26.5.2025 within a time frame to be fixed by this Hon'ble court.

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For Petitioner(s): No appearance

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For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Sreedhar for R1 & R2

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ORDER

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This petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to

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return the money paid by the petitioner, on announcement of the successful

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bidder of the property auctioned by the respondent bank, viz., property bearing

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survey no.70/5, Selavoyal Village, Plot No.9, Gramaniar Garden, measuring to

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an extent of 1800 Sq.ft of vacant land together with interest, which belongs to

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the Government of Tamil Nadu, by considering the representation of the petitioner dated 26.05.2025.

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It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner opted for purchase of a

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property auctioned by the 1st respondent bank and participated in the auction

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process by paying the necessary participation charges and quoted a reasonable

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price. Since the amount quoted by the petitioner was the highest amount, the

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petitioner was announced as a successful bidder and through various communications, the petitioner was called for to pay the 25% of the bid amount

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and accordingly the petitioner has paid the 25% of the bid amount viz., a sum of Rs.4,08,228.92 dated 17.11.2020, Rs.4,00,028.92 dated 30.11.2020 and Rs.4,64,800 dated 02.12.2020, thus in all a total sum of Rs.12,73,057.84 to the

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1st respondent bank.

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3.It is the further case of the petitioner that though the petitioner was

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readily having the balance amount and visited the respondent bank several times

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for getting the sale deed registered in his name, the same could not be done on

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account of lockdown during the corona period. Thereafter, on the advice of the

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1st respondent the petitioner obtained the Permanent Land Register Extract from

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the Jurisdictional Tahsildhar and was shocked to see that the property auctioned

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by the bank is the property of the State Government of Tamilnadu, in whose

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name the PLR (Permanent Land Register) still stands. Immediately thereafter, the petitioner informed the Bank about the same and through a representation

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dated 26.05.2025 sought for return of the 25% bid amount paid by the petitioner

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towards the property auctioned by the bank. However, there was no response

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from the respondent bank and hence, the present Writ Petition.

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