Vinod Chandran, J.

An Indian Company to which was amalgamated a foreign Company, whether could hold and enjoy the lands that devolved on them by virtue of the amalgamation; when the foreign Company could not have continued holding such lands after India got independence is the essential question raised in these batch of writ petitions, which challenge proceedings for eviction by State, inter alia alleging fraud, forgery and collusion. The Company, Harrisons Malayalam Limited (for brevity “HML”) is the petitioner in W.P.(C) Nos.7711/2013, 33122/2014 and 8437/2016. The assignees of HML, Gospel For Asia (“GFA”), [W.P.(C) 1386 &14913 of 2013, 5510 & 10640 of 2015 and W.As.239 & 240 of 2016], Boyce Rubber Estates Pvt. Ltd. (“BRE”) [W.P. (C)11598/2015 & W.A. 198/2016], Riya Resorts & Properties Pvt. Ltd. (“RRP”) [W.P.(C)10320/2015], The Travancore Rubber & Tea Company Ltd. (TR&T) [W.P.(C)10962/2015] are the petitioners and appellants in the cases noted against each of them in brackets.

2. HML and its assignees together assert their right to hold the lands absolutely on the basis of title or lease traced back to individuals and the Princely State of Travancore as obtained by the f