IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY 2010 / 28TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 36098 of 2009(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- BALAKRISHNA THANTHRI, S/O.SUBRAYA THANTHRI, THANDRIKA SADANAM, AGALPADY, KUMBADAJE P.O., UBRANGALA VILLAGE, KASARAGOD. BY ADV. SRI.S.JIJI RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE BRANCH MANAGER, NORTH MALABAR GRAMIN BANK LTD., JAYANAGAR BRANCH, KUMBADAJE POST, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER, NORTH MALABAR GRAMIN BANK LTD., HEAD OFFICE, KANNUR. ADV. SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN STANDING COUNSEL SRI.K.M.ANEESH FOR R1 SRI.K.SANTHOSH KUMAR (KALIYANAM) FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.36098 of 2009 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 18th day of January, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner availed two agricultural loans from the respondent bank by Nos.REKC 328/03 and FLLD 37/03 . The loans have been sanctioned for the amounts of Rs.15,000/- and Rs.25,000/- respectively. According to the petitioner, he is a small farmer having an extent of 3.39 acres of land for agriculture in R.S.Nos.21/1, 21/2 and 21/3 of Ubrangala Village. The writ petitioner is seeking for a direction to the respondents to extend the benefit of Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme 2008. Ext.P4 is the representation filed by the petitioner before the second respondent in this regard. 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the bank submitted that the second respondent is the competent authority to take a decision in accordance with the Scheme. Therefore, there will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P4 in accordance with the Scheme and after considering the various materials produced by the petitioner within a period of W.P.(C)No.36098 of 2009 2 3 weeks from today and the result thereof will be communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj