The auction purchaser is the petitioner.

2. The property in dispute measuring 3 acres 63 cents in extent comprised in Sy. No. 2/2 of Vallikunnu Village which belonged to the predecessor-in-interest of the petitioner, was attached under S.36 of The Kerala Revenue Recovery Act, 1968, for short The Revenue Recovery Act, on the requisition of the Kerala Financial Corporation to whom the predecessor-in-interest of the additional fourth respondent, owed monies due under a loan transaction.

3. The property later was notified for sale by public auction and the sale as per the notification, was scheduled to take place on 26-10-1988. The upset price was shown as Rs.S, 80,200/-. The sale had to be adjourned more than once for want of bidders and the property was ultimately sold on 23-2-1989. The petitioner was the highest bidder and therefore he was directed to deposit the bid amount in terms of the conditions stipulated in the notification. The petitioner accordingly deposited the bid amount and applied for confirmation of the sale. As there was no response from the authorities concerned, the petitioner moved this Original Petition for the following reliefs: -

"(a) Issue a writ of