IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM THURSDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2011 / 12TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 9945 of 2011(P) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ SANTHOSH. V.P., S/O.DAMODARAN, VATTANKALATHIL HOUSE, NADUVATTOM (PO), PIN-679 571, TIRUR TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JAMSHEED HAFIZ RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE, KUTTIPPURAM BRANCH, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, KUTTIPPURAM (PO), PIN-679 571, TIRUR TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, REVENUE RECOVERY, TIRUR (PO), PIN-676 101, TIRUR TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.BIJOY CHANDRAN. R1 BY ADV. SRI.T.SETHUMADHAVAN, SRI.PUSHPARAJAN KODOTH, SRI.K.JAYESH MOHANKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs C.K.ABDUL REHIM, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.9945 of 2011 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T ---------------------- Revenue recovery steps initiated pursuant to Ext.P1 notice for realising amounts due under a loan account availed by the petitioner from the 1st respondent Bank, is challenged in this writ petition. Even though various contentions are raised, I do not find any legally tenable ground to hold that the petitioner is not liable for payment of the amounts under demand. 2. However, by virtue of an interim stay granted by this court, the petitioner had already remitted a sum of Rs.30,000/-. It is noticed that the total amount demanded under Ext.P1 is a sum of Rs.1,00,866/- along with future interest due from 16.4.2010 onwards. Learned counsel for the petitioner makes an appeal to this court to permit payment of the balance in a phased manner within a reasonable time. 3. Even though interference on merits is not warranted, I am of the view that the writ petition can be disposed of directing the respondents to keep in abeyance all further coercive steps of recovery subject to condition of the petitioner remitting the entire balance along with interest and expenses if any due, in 3 (three) equal monthly instalments, falling due on W.P.(C).9945/11 -2- or before 30.6.2011 and on or before the last day of the two succeeding months. 4. It is made clear that on the event of default in payment of any one of the instalments the respondents will be at liberty to proceed with further steps and on such event the petitioner will be precluded from raising any subsequent challenge against such proceedings. C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE. okb