Kerala Revenue Recovery Act, 1968

Kerala State Financial Enterprises Ltd., a government company, advanced a loan to Mis Concert Capital Ltd. and its sister concern, which defaulted. The appellant initiated recovery proceedings under the Kerala Revenue Recovery Act, 1968, resulting in attachment of the debtor's assets. While the debtor was undergoing vo…

The State of Kerala sought recovery of arrears owed by an abkari contractor, Vasudevan, who defaulted on dues as of 1 April 1969. A demand notice was issued on 17 June 1969, after which the contractor transferred three acres of agricultural land to his wife on 30 June 1969. The Tehsildar issued a notice of attachment o…

The appellant purchased 9.39 acres of land attached by the Revenue Department under the Kerala Revenue Recovery Act, 1968, at a public auction in 1998 and obtained a sale certificate. She applied for possession under section 58 of the Act, but the Collector failed to act, citing a pending verification as to whether the…

The State of Kerala issued notifications under Section 71 of the Kerala Revenue Recovery Act, 1968 to enable banks and the Kerala Financial Corporation to recover agricultural loans through a speedy summary procedure. The respondents argued that even if the loans were time‑barred under the Limitation Act, the Act’s pro…