Mohamed Zakariya S S v. The Authorised Officer
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W.P.(MD) No.35186 of 2025, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, decided 08.12.2025 by Dr.G.Jayachandran, J. (author) and K.K.Ramakrishnan, J. Petitioners Mohamed Zakariya S S, S.S.Abdul Kareem Gani and Mohamed Aboobacker Saidq (counsel Mr.K.Rajendraprasad) challenged the e-auction dated 12.09.2025 by the Authorised Officer, Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Limited, and the sale certificate dated 22.10.2025 in Doc.No.1997 of 2025 in favour of respondent Sanmuganathan, alleging a collusive sale to a politically powerful bidder, and sought direction to consider their one time settlement representation dated 02.04.2013. Held: borrowers defaulting since 1999 had evaded recovery; property validly sold in e-auction; no merit to interfere; writ petition dismissed, connected W.M.P.s closed, no costs. Keywords: Article 226, certiorarified mandamus, e-auction, sale certificate, TNICL, loan default, one time settlement, collateral challenge to recovery proceedings dismissed.