U.P. STATE SUGAR CORPORATION AND ANR. versus M/S. MAHALCHAND M. MOTHARI AND ORS.

U.P. STATE SUGAR CORPORATION AND ANR. versus M/S. MAHALCHAND M. MOTHARI AND ORS.

Contractual liability incurred by a statutory receiver during management is recoverable from the property, and consequently, from the party in whom the property vests, regardless of privity; neither the Corporation nor the erstwhile owner is personally liable, but the burden is attached to the property under management.

Parties
Appellant: U.P. State Sugar Corporation; Respondent: M/s Mahalchand M. Kothari; Respondent: M/s Maheshwari Khetan Sugar Mill Pvt. Ltd.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
29 October 2004
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome
appeals dismissed
Legal Topics
Liability of Statutory Receiver, Implied Contractual Obligations, Vested Property and Burdens
Property Law Contract Law Statutory Interpretation Liability of Statutory Receiver Implied Contractual Obligations Vested Property and Burdens

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Parties

U.P. State Sugar Corporation

Appellant

M/s Mahalchand M. Kothari

Respondent

M/s Maheshwari Khetan Sugar Mill Pvt. Ltd.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether contractual liability arising from breach by the receiver can be enforced against the Corporation in whom the sugar mill stands vested.
  2. 2 Whether the receiver is personally liable for contract breaches during management under statutory appointment.
  3. 3 Whether contractual liability can be recovered from the property upon which the receiver was acting.

Ratio Decidendi

Contractual liability incurred by a statutory receiver during management is recoverable from the property, and consequently, from the party in whom the property vests, regardless of privity; neither the Corporation nor the erstwhile owner is personally liable, but the burden is attached to the property under management.

Court Disposition

appeals dismissed

Orders

  • Decrees granted by the trial court in favour of the plaintiff are confirmed.
  • Both appeals stand dismissed with costs.