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1. On 29.04.2025, we had passed inter alia the following order:

“9. Having regard to the three aspects discussed above, it is necessary and we proceed to issue the following directions:-
(i) We require the GFIL Committee to display a notice on its website, i.e., www.goldenforestcommittee.com, as well as publish notices in an English daily newspaper as well as a Hindi daily newspaper having wide circulation in this country, notifying the public at large that the GFIL Committee would be receiving claims from affected investors who have invested their hard-earned money in the scheme introduced by GFIL Pvt. Ltd., between 15th May, 2025 and 15th July, 2025, for the purpose of consideration of such claims and that any investor may lodge his claim within such period. It shall be stipulated that no claim beyond 15th July, 2025 shall be entertained in future. The order dated 27th November, 2018 stands modified to the aforesaid extent.
(ii) For sale of the properties of GFIL Pvt. Ltd. situated in the State of Telangana, we request the learned amicus to sit with Ms. Suruchi Aggarwal, learned senior counsel appearing for the GFIL Committee and Mr. Prasad, learned senior counsel for the Income Tax Authorities. They may, upon deliberations, prepare joint minutes indicating therein the modalities for the purpose of publication of notice for auction of all the properties in the State of Telangana with the requisite particulars of khasra/survey/plot numbers and boundaries, the reserve price, the probable dates for publication of notice and receipt of bids, etc. Looking at such joint minutes, we propose to issue further directions.”

(xii) The EMD of unsuccessful bidders shall be returned on the same day as on the day of Auction.

(xiii) Possession of the lands so Auctioned shall be delivered through District Collector by way of warrants of possession to be issued by the GFIL Committee.

(xiv) Encroachments, if any, shall be removed by the District Administration.

(xv) Third party disputes shall be adjudicated by the GFIL Committee, i.e., “Disputes regarding possession, ownership, title of properties which were purchased by GFIL group of companies and which are in the custody of the Committee shall be adjudicated by the GFIL-Committee”.

(xvi) Disputes, if any, qua the auction to be adjudicated by this Court.

(xvii) TDS shall be deducted from the sale proceeds in accordance with law.

(xviii) The expenses of Publication of Notice as well as the entire exercise of conducting auction, to be undertaken by the Income Tax Department, shall be reimbursed by the GFIL Committee from the funds that are available.

(xix) A Disclaimer to the effect that the successful auction purchaser shall step into the shoes of the GFIL Committee or the Golden Forest India Ltd. or Golden Projects Limited with respect to all pending litigations, disputes with third parties and thereafter, the GFIL Committee shall have no role in the said disputes.