(copy this judgment paste into open office and Use ML-TTKARTHIKA for viewing this judgment) tIcf kwØm\ D]t`mày XÀ¡ ]cnlmc I½oj³ , Xncph\´]pcw 2008 Pqsse amkw 18þ#w XobXn A¸o A\ymbw. 332/2003 (CSp¡n PnÃm D]t`mày XÀ¡ ]cnlmc t^mdw H.]n.\w.305/02 \w]À tIkv) PÌnkv sI.BÀ.DZb`m\p : A²r£³ {ioaXn hÕe imc§[c³ : AwKw {io. Fw.sI.A_vZpff tkmW : AwKw A¸o hmZn / ]cmXnbnse H¶mw FXyI£n {_m©v amt\PÀ, \mjW C³jypd³kv IT]\n enanäUv, ]pfnaq«n tjm¸n§v BÀt¡Uv, ]n._n.\w]Àþ21, sXmSp]pg. FXyI£n/ ]cmXn¡mc³ k®n , ]pfn¡Â hoSv, F³.BÀ.knän.]n.H. hn[n\ymbw AwKw. Fw.sI.A_vZpff tkmW. Cu A¸o A\ymbw ^b sNbvXn«pffXv ta \w]À ]cmXnbnse H¶mw FXyI£nbmWv. ]cmXn¡mc³ ^b sNbvX H.]n.\w.305þ2002  , CSp¡n D]t`mày t^mdw 23.01.2003 XobXn¡v lÀPn¡mc\v D¯chv e`yamb 15 Znhk§Ä¡pffn C³jyqÀ sNbvX XpIbpw 6% ]enibpw 1000 cq] hyhlmc Nnehpw FXyI£ntbmSv \evIphm\mbn Dmb D¯chns\ tNmZyw sNbvXpw B D¯chv Cu I½oj\m d±psN¿m³ At]£n¨psImpamWv Cu A¸o A\ymbw ^b sNbvXn«pffXv. (1) ]cmXn¡mcsâ 14 enätdmfw Zn\w{]Xn ]mev Id¡p¶Xmb ]iphns\ Xm³ AwKamb F³.BÀ.kn.än £otcm¸mZI klIcW kwLs¯(]cmXnbnse cpw aq¶pw FXyI£nIÄ) Xsâ ]iphns\ C³jyqÀ sN¿p¶Xn\mbn 18.10.2000 {]oanbw XpI Gev]n¡pIbpw AhÀ 28þ11þ2000 XobXn apX 27þ11þ2000 ImeL«t¯bv¡v 14,000 cq]bv¡v ]iphns\ C³jyqÀ sNbvXXmbn H¶mw FXyI£n \evInb kÀ«n^n¡äv ]cmXn¡mcs\ G¸n¡pIbpw XpSÀ¶v 11.12.2000 XobXn ]I 11 aWn¡v ]ip N¯pt]mhpIbpw sNbvXXmbpw , XpSÀ¶v shän\dn tUmIvSdns\s¡#mv t]mÌpamÀ«w sN¿n¨Xmbpw C³jyqd³kv XpI In«phm\mbn H¶mw FXyI£nbmb C³jyqd³kv Iw]\nbv¡v At]£ \evInsb¶pw AhcmIs« C³jyqd³kv {]oanbw kwJy \evImsX At]£ \nckn¨Xmbpw X³\nan¯w X\Xmbn FXyI£n tkh\¯n hcp¯nb hogvNbv¡v \jvS]cnlmcambn ]cmXn¡mc\v 3000 cq] \jvS]cnlmcw \evIphm³ Bhiys¸«psImpamWv C§ns\ Hcp ]cmXn Xmsg D]t`mIyX thZnbn kaÀ¸n¡pIbpw sNbvXXXv. (2) ]cmXn \ne\n¡nÃmsb¶p]dªv sImv H¶mw FXyI£n Bt£]w t_m[n¸n¡pIbpw cpw, aq¶pw FXyI£n Xmsg thZnbnse lmPcmIphm\pffXmb D¯chp ssI¸änbtijw lmPcmbn Bt£]w kaÀ¸n¡msX tIkn Hc\p`mhpanÃm¯hcmbn Xmsg thZn {]Jym]n¡pIbpw sNbvXp. H¶mw FXyI£nbmIs« X§fpsS Bt£]¯n ]cmXn¡mcsâ ]iphn\v 28.11.01 apX 27.11.01 hsc Imebfhntebv¡v FXyI£nIÄ C³jyqÀ sNbvXXmbpw F¶m cpw, aq¶pw FXyI£nIÄ H¶mw FXyI£nIÄ¡v thn ]cmXn¡mcsâ ssI¿n \n¶pw C³jyqÀ sN¿phm³ thp¶ kwJy ssI¸änbXns\¡pdn¨v H¶pw Adnbnevesb¶pw, ]ip N¯p t]mbXv C³jyqd³kv {]oanbsaSp¯ 7þ11þ2000 XobXnbv¡v ap³]pmbncp¶ GtXm AkpJw \nan¯amsW¶pw C³jyqd³kv IcmÀ {]Imcw C³jyqd³kv FSp¯v 15 Znhk¯n\pap³]v ]iphn\pmIp¶Xmb AkpJ¯n\v _m[Iasöpw AXn\m C³jyqd³kv ]cnc£bv¡pffXmb XpI e`n¡phm³ ]cmXn¡c\v AÀlXbnsöpw AXn\m ]cmXn \ncp]m[nIw Xffn¡fbWsa¶pw hmZn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. (3) Xmsg thZnbn tIkv hnNmcWbv¡v h¶t¸mÄ H¶mw km£nbmbn ]cmXn¡mcs\ hnkvXcn¡pIbpw ]cmXn¡mcsâ `mK¯p\n¶v sam¯w 6 tcJIÄ lmPcm¡pIbpw AhÀ "^1’ apX "^6’ \w]À hscbpff tcJIfmbn ASbmfs¸Sp¯pIbpw sNbvXn«pffXpw H¶mw FXyI£n `mKw km£ntbm tcJItfm Dmbncp¶n«nÃm¯Xpw BIp¶p. sXfnhv ]cntim[n¨pw ]cmXn¡mcsâbpw H¶mw FXyI£nbpsSbpw hmZ§Ä tIÄ¡pIbpw sNbvXp Xmsg thZn H¶mw FXyI£n tkh\¯n hogvN hcp¯nbXmbn Is¯pIbpw D¯chp e`n¨tijw 15 Znhk¯n\Iw C³jyqd³kv ]cnc£¯pIbpw 6% ]enibpw, 1000 cq] hyhlmc¯n\pffXmb Nnehpw ]cmXn¡mc\v H¶mw FXyI£ntbmSv \evIphm³ Iev]n¨psImv D¯chnSpIbpw sNbvXn«pffXmIp¶p. B D¯chv d±v sNbvXpIn«phm\mbmWv Cu A¸o ^b sNbvXn«pffXv. (4) A¸o hmZ¯n\v h¶t¸#mÄ hfsc hniZambpw, iàambpw A¸o sat½mdm¯nse ImcyImcW§Ä FSp¯v hniZoIcn¨psImv A]v]o `mKw A`n`mjI tIÊv hmZn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. H¶mw FXyI£n /]cmXn¡mc³ A¸oen lmPcmbn«nÃm¯XmIp¶p. A¸o `mKw hmZw tI«tijw aäp ASbmfs¸Sp¯nb tcJIfpsS \nPØnXn Cu I½oj³ hnebncp¯pIbpw sNbvXp. (5) C³jyqd³kv ]cnc£m Imemh[n 28.11.2000 apX 27.11.2001 hscbmsW¶pffXmb Imcy¯nsâ XÀ¡w XÀ¡anÃm¯XmIp¶p.]ip N¯pt]mbXmb 11.12.2000 XobXnbnepw N¯Xnepw XÀ¡w XÀ¡anÃm¯XmIp¶p. Cu A¸o hmZnbpsS hmZw C³jyqÀ ]cnc£m Bcw`n¡p¶Xmb 28.11.2000 XobXn Ignªv 13þ#w ]¡w apX DmIp¶Xmb tcmKw ImcWw ]ip N¯m am{Xta AhÀ¡v ]cnc£ _m[IamIpIbpffqsh¶XmWv. AhÀ AXn\mbn lmPcm¡nb IcmÀ (50 cq] ap{Z ]{X¯n ) Xmsg t^md¯n ASbfs¸Sp¯pItbm AXsæn B IcmÀ Cu tIkn F§ns\ _m[IamIpsa¶v ]dªn«nÃm¯XmIq¶q. 18.10.2000  cpw aq¶pw FXyI£nIÄ ]cmXn¡mc\n \n¶pw C³jyqd³kv {]Xn^e¯pI ssI¸änbn«nsöv tcJmaqew sXfnbn¡m³ bmsXmcp sXfnhpw Cu A¸o hmZn lmPcm¡nbn«nÃ. AtXkabw 28.11.2000 XobXnapX ]cnc£ ]iphn\v \evInbn«pffXmbn A¸o hmZn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶p. t]mfnknsImSp¡p¶ XobXn apX 28.11.2000 emWv ]ip Nmhp¶XmIs« 11.12.2000 emWv. AXmbXv t]mfnkn sImSp¯ XobXnbv¡ptijw am{Xsa¶À°w. A¸o hmZnt¡m, cpw aq¶pw (]cmXnbnÂ) FXyI£nIÄs¡m t]mfnknbpsS ]Ww ssI¸änbXv 18.10.2000 ¯n¶Ãmsb¶v sXfnbn¡m³ Ignbm¯nSt¯mfw Imew A¸o hmZnbpsS"13 Znhkw IgnªpmIp¶ ]iphnsâ tcmKw’ F¶Xn\v bmsXmcp Igw]papffXmbn ImWp¶nÃ. ]iphn\v C³jypd³kv ]cnc£ kwJye`n¡p¶Xn\v ap³]pmbncp¶ Hcp tcmKw aqeamWv ]ipN¯sX¶ hmZw hmZ¯n\v thn am{Xw D¶bn¨n«pffXmIp¶p. A¸o hmZn CXv kw_Ôambn sXfnhpIÄ \evIm¯ kmlNcy¯n t]mÌpamÀ«w kÀ«n^n¡äv Xs¶bmWv ("^þ2’) apJyambpw B[mcamt¡p¶Xv. CXv sXfnhmbn kzoIcn¡mXncn¡m³ ImcWsam¶pw ImWp¶nÃ. am{Xaà Hcp {KmaoW IÀjI³ CsXÃmw sNbvXXn A`nµn¡pIbpw sNt¿nbncn¡p¶p. (6) ]cmXnbnse cpw aq¶pw FXyI£nIfpsS hogvN H¶mw FXyI£nbpsS (A¸o hmZnbpsS )hogvNtb¡mÄ IqSpX KpcpXcamsW¶v ]dbmXncn¡phm³ IgnbpIbnÃ. ]cmXn¡mc³ Hcp bYmÀ° ]mhs¸« £ocIÀjI\msW¶ Imcy¯n kwibanÃm¯XmIp¶p. cpw aq¶pw FXyI£nIÄ £otcmev]mZI klIcW kwLw `mchmlnIfpw ]cmXn¡mc³ AXn AwKhpamWv. ]cmXn¡mc³ Xsâ ]iphns\ C³jyqÀ sN¿m\mbn {]oanbw kwJy 28.11.2000  cpw aq¶pw FXyI£nsb Gev]n¨psh¶v ]dbp¶Xn Ahnizknt¡p¶ Imcysam¶pw ImWp¶nÃ. "]ip’ sh¶Xv Hcp IÀjIs\ kw_v[n¨v Imat[\phmWv. Xsâ ]iphn \n¶pw 14 enäÀ ]m Znhkw Ids¶Sp¯v cpw aq¶pw FXyI£nIsf Gev]n¨ncn¡p¶XpamWv. ITn\m²zm\hpw, ØntcmÕmlhpw ssIapXembn«pff C¯cw IÀjIsc ]cnt]m£n¸n¡phm\mWv cpw aq¶pw FXyI£nhI Øm]\w \ne\nev¡p¶Xv. C¶v £ntcmev]mZ\w ]msS \ne¨pt]mb Hcp Zb\obhØbmWv kwØm\¯v kwPmXambn«pffXv. CXn\v ImcWw FXnÀI£nIsf t]msebpffhcpsS \ncp¯chmZn¯c ]chpw, \nt£[mßIhpamb \ne]mSmsW¶Imcy¯n kwibanÃ. atäsXmcp sXmgnen\pap]cnbmbn ]iphfÀ¯Â hfsc am\yXbpw kXykÔXbpw kw]rXnbpw AhImis¸Smhp¶ A`nam\Icamb Hcp sXmgnemsW¶v ]dbp¶Xn kwib¯nsâ BhiyanÃtÃm.(UnKn\nän Hm^v te_À) sXmgnen amlmßyw Hcmsf¦nepw DbÀ¯n¸nSn¡p¶psh¶pffXmWv ChnsS A`nam\Icambn«pff hkvXpX. C¯cw Ipes¯mgnepIÄ A\yambns¡mncn¡p¶XmIs« Cu FXyI£nIsft¸msebpffhcpsS kao]\w sImpXs¶bmWv. s]mXpsh em`IcaÃm¯ Hcp sXmgnemWv ]iphfÀ¯Â. AXn \n¶pwIn«p¶ NnÃn¡miv kzcq]n¨mWv ]mhw ]cmXn¡mc³ C³jyqd³kv XpI \evInbXv. ]t£ XsâXÃm¯ Ipä¯m N¯pt]mb Xsâ ]iphn\v t\cn« Zpc´¯n C³jyqd³kv ]cnc£ e`n¡pIbpmbnÃ. Xmsg thZnbn \n¶pw Adnbn¸pe`n¨n«pw cpw aq¶pw FXyI£nIÄ Hcp kzm´\hpw ]cmXn¡mc\v \evImsX Ah a\¸qÀÆw AhKWn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Cu Xc¯nepffXmb FXnÀI£nIfpsS at\m`mhs¯ AÀln¡p¶ Kucht¯msS¯s¶ Cu I½oj³ ImWpIbmWv. Hcp ImcW¯mepw Iogv thZn hI D¯chn CSs¸Sphm³ R§Ä B{Kln¡p¶nÃ. Iogv thZn hn[n, \nbam\pkrXhpw sXfnhnsâ ASnØm\¯n {]Jym]n¨XpamsW¶v R§Ä ImWp¶p. Iogv thZnhI D¯chv R§Ä CXn\m icnhbv¡pIbpw sNdnb Hcp t`ZKXntbmsS A¸o `mKnIambn A\phZn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶p. _lpam\s¸« kp{]ow tImSXnbn \n¶pw hfsc {it²bhpw Ncn{X]chpamb Hcp hn[nbpmbn«pffXv Cu Ahkc¯n ]dbmXncn¡phm³ \nhÀ¯nbnÃ. s]mXpJP\mhn \n¶pw Nnehn«v \S¯p¶Xmb Øm]\§fnse Dt±ymKØ·mÀ a\¸qÀÆw hcp¯p¶ hogvNIÄ¡v AhcpsS kz´w ssI¿n \n¶pw thWw \jvSw \ÂtIsX¶mWv Cu hn[nbnse kmcmwiw. GsXmcp s]mXpØm]\hpw P\m[n]XyhyhØbn P\§fptSbpw P\§fpsS [\w sImpw \S¯s¸Sp¶hbmWv. Dt±ymKسamÀ hcp¯p¶ hogvNIÄ¡v P\§fpsS ]Ww \jvSs¸Sp¯n¡qSm¯XmIp¶p. P\§sf tkhn¡¶Xn Dt±ymKسamÀ¡v \à Hcp ImgvN¸mSpmIm³ AhcpsS kz´w t]m¡än \n¶pw \jvSw \evIp¶Xv hgn ImcyImcWambn¯ocpw F¶mWv KmÊnbm_mZv hnIk\ AtXmdnän Vs. _Â_oÀkn§v (kp{]ow tImSXn) þ 2004þFkv.F.BÀ (knhnÂ)583 FSp¯v ]dªn«pffXv. cpw aq¶pw FXnÀI£nIÄ £otcmÂ]vZmI klIcW kwL¯nsâ {]knUâpw sk{I«dnbpamWv. AhÀ hyàn]cambn hcp¯nb hogvNIÄ¡v ]mhs¸« £ocIÀjIcpsS hnbÀ¸nsâ hnesImv ]Sp¯pbÀ¯nbXmb £otcmÂ]mZI klIXW¯n\v \jvSw h¶v tNcphm³ CSbmhcpXv. AXn\m Cu tIÊn AhÀ hcp¯nb tkh\ hogvNbv¡v AhÀXs¶ D¯XhmZn¯w ]dtª aXnbmIpIbpffq. AXn\m Xs¶ Cu tIÊn H¶pw cpw FXrI£nIÄ \evtIp¶Xmb tkh\¯n hogvNhcp¯nbXn\pw, hyhlmcw Nnehn\pw CXn\m D¯chnSp¶ \jvS]cnlmckwJybpsS AhcpsS A\p]mXw AhchÀXs¶ kz´w ssI¿n \n¶pw FSp¯v \evIphm³ Cu I½oj³ D¯chnSp¶p. C§ns\ Iogv t^mdw hn[nbn amäw hcp¯phm³ R§Ä Xocpam\n¨ncn¡p¶p. Cu hn[n\ybw tIm¸nssI¸än 15 \mÄ¡Iw C³jyqd³kv XpIbpw ]cmXn XobXn apX 12% ]enibpw hyhlmc¯pIbmbn 1000 cq]bpw H¶pw cpw FXnÀI£nIÄ A\p]mXnIambn ]cmXn¡mc\v \evtIXmWv. H¶pw cpw FXnÀI£nIÄ ta¸dª kwJyIÄ AhcpsS kz´w ssI¿n \n¶pw am{Xta FSp¡phm³]mSpffq. AXÃmsX Øm]\¯n\v \jvSwhcp¯phm³ ]mSpffXÃ. C{]Imcw t`ZKXn hcp¯ns¡mv Iogvt^mdw hn[n CXn\m Øncs¸Sp¯ns¡mffp¶p. hn[n ]men¡m¯ ]£w Iogv t^mdw D]t`mày \nba¯nse 2002 se t`ZKXn {]Imcw 27þ#w hIp¸v {]Imcw aPnÌocnb A[nImcw {]tbmKn¨p hn[nhogvN hcp¯p¶hÀs¡Xnsc {Inan\ \S]SnIÄ kzoIcnt¡XmIp¶p. Cu A¸o XffnbXmbn {]Jym]n¡p¶p. A¸o Nnehv Ccpt]cpw kz´ambn hlnt¡XmIp¶p. 2008 amv Pqembv amkw 18þ#w XobXn Fw.sI.A_vZpff tkmW þ AwKw PÌnkv sI.BÀ.DZb`m\p þ A²r£³ hÕe imc§[c³ þ AwKw
......................JUSTICE SHRI.K.R.UDAYABHANU
......................SMT.VALSALA SARNGADHARAN
......................SRI.M.A.ABDULLA SONA | | 
