Dated this the 12th day of February, 2026
The petitioner, a co-operative Society by name Ex-Service
Men’s Co-operative Wood Industries Limited, is aggrieved by
Ext.P11 Government Order dated 04.05.2024, which cancelled
the lease/license arrangement in respect of 45.367 cents of
land in favour of the petitioner Society. It is the
petitioner’s claim that the Society was formed and
functioning only for rehabilitating soldiers of the Second
World War, for which, a fund was constituted and a factory
was started, utilizing the said fund. An old building used
by the Travancore Military Force was handed over to the
petitioner by the Government on scrap value, together with
80 cents of land, as per a lease deed. Petitioner claims
that more than Rs.10 lakhs was spent for preserving the
factory building, at various stages. The Society suffered
financial difficulties during 2013, and demand notices were
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issued claiming lease rent, whereupon the petitioner
Society took a decision to surrender a portion of the land.
Accordingly, the arrears were waived off, and 36.4 cents of
land was surrendered. A separate license arrangement was
entered into in respect of 45.367 cents of land, in which
the old building was situated. The rent fixed was
Rs.1,000/- per month and the period of the arrangement was
30 years, or until an alternate convenient property is made
available to the petitioner, whichever is earlier. The
license deed is produced at Ext.P4. The following list of
dates and events would narrate the things which transpired
thereafter, upto issuance of the impugned Ext.P11 Order,
cancelling the lease/license arrangement.
