JUDGMENT

The petitioner, a co-operative Society by name Ex-Service Men's Co-operative Wood Industries Limited, is aggrieved by Ext.P11 Government Order dated 04.05.2024, which cancelled the lease/license arrangement in respect of 45.367 cents of land in favour of the petitioner Society. It is the petitioner's claim that the Society was formed and functioning only for rehabilitating soldiers of the Second World War, for which, a fund was constituted and a factory was started, utilizing the said fund. An old building used by the Travancore Military Force was handed over to the petitioner by the Government on scrap value, together with 80 cents of land, as per a lease deed. Petitioner claims that more than Rs.10 lakhs was spent for preserving the factory building, at various stages. The Society suffered financial difficulties during 2013, and demand notices were issued claimi