IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2009 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1931 WA.No. 704 of 2009 -------------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.116/2009 Dated 12/01/2009 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER. ------------------------------------ P.J.MATHEW, S/O.LATE JOSEPH, AGED 42 YEARS, PUTHUKKAYIL VEEDU, POOMALA P.O., MANICHIRA, SULTHANBETHERY, WAYNAD DISTRICT. PIN-673 592. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI SRI.J.R.PREM NAVAZ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS ---------------------------------------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI. 2. THE FEDERAL BANK LIMITED, SULTHAN BATHERY BRANCH, WAYANAD, REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER. R1 BY SRI.P.PARAMESWARA NAIR, ASST. SOLICITOR GENERAL R2 BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE VARGHESE (MANACHIRACKEL) SRI.GEORGE VARGHESE THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. & Kurian Joseph, J. ------------------------------------------ W.A. No. 704 of 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 6th day of April, 2009 JUDGMENT S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. The unsuccessful writ petitioner whose claim for benefit as a small farmer being rejected, approached the learned Single Judge. The learned Single Judge, on facts, noticing that the writ petitioner/appellant owns more than five acres of land and does not come under the definition of 'small farmer' as per the Agricultural Debt Waiver & Debt Relief Scheme, 2008, rejected the writ petition. 2. Without going into that question since as per clause 10 of the Scheme we find that it is open for the appellant to approach the Grievance Redressal Officer in respect of the Scheme, and as it is, in our view, an efficacious and alternate remedy, we dismiss the writ appeal with liberty to W.A. No.704 of 2009 - 2 - the appellant to approach the said Grievance Redressal Officer to bring to his notice all grievances and seek appropriate relief thereon. S.R.Bannurmath, Chief Justice Kurian Joseph, Judge vns