IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 4TH APRIL 2011 / 14TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 5734 of 2011(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- RADHAMANI P., W/O. LATE SIVADASAN P.K., PUTHEN VEEDU, PERUVEMBU P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. NOW RESIDING AT "SIVAM", PUTHEN VEEDU, ETHANUR, ETHANUR P.O., KODUVAYUR (VIA), PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SAJAN VARGHEESE K. SRI.LIJU. M.P RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PERUVEMBU SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED, PERUVEMBU, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL OFFICER, PERUVEMBU SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED, PERUVEMBU, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.P.ASHOK KUMAR FOR R-2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.M.MANOJ. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C) NO.5734 OF 2011 EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF AGRICULTURAL DEBT WAIVER AND DEBT RELIEF SCHEME, 2008. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 5.10.2009 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE RESPONDENT NO.3 BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CARD ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 ON RECEIPT OF EXT.P2 EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ATTACHMENT NOTICE DATED 20.12.2010 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 5734 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of April, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner's husband Late Sivadas availed a loan from the second respondent bank way back in the year 2001. This writ petition is filed mainly seeking a direction to the third respondent to consider the entitlement of the petitioner for the benefit of the Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008. The petitioner states that she has filed Ext.P2 application before the third respondent seeking the said relief. 2. Sri.M.P.Ashok Kumar, the learned standing counsel appearing for respondents 2 and 3 submitted that the third respondent will consider the petitioner's request in Ext.P2 and take an appropriate decision in the matter, expeditiously and in any event within one month from today. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to respondents 2 and 3 to examine the petitioner's entitlement for the benefit of the Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008 and inform the petitioner accordingly. A decision in that regard shall be taken expeditiously and in any event within one month from today. Until such time as orders are passed, W.P.(C) No.5734 of 2011 2 the revenue recovery proceedings, if any, initiated against the petitioner shall be kept in abeyance. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.