WP(C) 3672/2004 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K.SHARMA Ms M Dev, the learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr LP Sharma, the learned counsel representing the respondent Corporation. This writ petition is directed against the Annexures-III and IV communications d ated 13.11.2000 and 26.4.2004 respectively made to the petitioner by the respond ent Corporation. By both the letters the petitioner was demanded payment of Rs.4 ,82,141.55 by the 50% of the interest approved on the principal amount of loan which the petitioner had taken from the respondent Corporation way back in 1984. From the materials on record it appears hat the petitioner was sanctioned the lo an amount of Rs.1,54,000/- in the year 1984 for setting up a dental hospital a t Narengi, Chandrapur,Road, Guwahati-26. Even after 16 years of granting the loa n in 1984 when the petitioner could not repay the loan except some payments, the respondent Corporation by its letter dated 24.8.2000 responding to the petition er’s letter dated 25.6.2000 offering for one time settlement of the matter reque sted him to pay the principal amount by October, 2000. But in the said letter it was further conveyed that the matter relating to waiver of interest would be ta ken up at a later point of time for consideration. According to the petitioner, he having paid the entire loan amount is not requir ed to pay any interest in terms of the said letter dated 24.8.2000. However, as stated in the counter affidavit filed by the respondents, it was never conveyed that interest would be waived altogether, but was to be decided at a later point of time. The respondent Corporation in consideration of a proposal made by the petitioner conveyed its decision by the impugned letter dated 13.11.2000 (Annexure-III) th at 50% of the approved interest i.e. Rs./9.27,407.05 plus Rs.18,438/- (upto 31.3 .2000) would be required to be paid which came to Rs.4,82,141.55. By the said l etter, the petitioner was requested to pay the amount within 31.3.2000 . From the above it is seen that the respondent Corporation in consideration of th e proposal made by the petitioner decided to waive 50% of the interest. However, the petitioner did nothing in the matter which forced the respondent Corporatio n to issue the Annexure-IV impugned letter dated 26.4.2004 demanding payment of the said amount within 31.5.2004. In the writ petition there is no mention about writing the letter dated 25.1.200 1 by the petitioner in response to the impugned Annexure-III letter date d 13.11.2000, a copy of which has been annexed to the counter affidavit. By the said letter, the petitioner while acknowledging receipt of the Annexure-III let ter dated 13.11.2000 offered to pay an amount of Rs.50,000/- as the full and fin al settlement of the claim which naturally was not acceptable to the respondent Corporation. After issuance of the aforesaid Annexure-4 impugned letter dated 256.4.2004 dire cting the petitioner to liquidate the amount within 31.5.2004, the petitioner in voked the writ jurisdiction of this Court by filing the instant writ petition. W hile entertaining the writ petition by order dated 28.5.2004, the impugned order s had been stayed on the strength of which the petitioner has not paid the amount to the respondent Corporation. While according to the petitioner he having paid the principal amount, the respo ndent Corporation is not entitled to demand payment of interest but according to the respondent the petitioner cannot claim waiver of full amount of interest fo r the entire period from 1984 to 2000/2004. On perusal of the letter dated 24.8.2000 (Annexure-V) annexed to the reply affid avit, it appears that there was no promise made out by the respondent Corporati on to the petitioner for waiver of entire interest on payment of the principal a mount. By the said letter the petitioner was directed to pay the principal amoun t by October, 2000. As regards interest, it was conveyed that the same would be decided later on. In due course the respondent Corporation in consideration of the proposal made by the petitioner decided to waive 50% of the interest, as ind icated above. In view of the above, it cannot be said that the respondent Corporation had made any proposal for waiver of the entire interest. The petitioner was liable to pa y 50% of the interest standing at Rs.4,82,141.55 for which the demands were made by the impugned communications dated 13.11.2000 and 26.4.2004. Although further interest has accrued on the principal amount but in vie w of the fact that the impugned orders had been under operation of stay of this Court, I am of the considered opinion that the ends of justice would be met if t he respondent Corporation is restrained from levying further interest subject to the condition that the petitioner would pay the aforesaid amount to the respond ent Corporation. Liberty is also granted to the petitioner to approach the respo ndent for further waiver of interest. The matter is left entirely up to the soun d discretion of the respondent Corporation. In view of above, I do not find any infirmity in the impugned communications. Ac cordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of with the above observation. It is expected that the petitioner would pay the aforesaid amount to the respond ent Corporation as expeditiously as possible preferably within 31.5.2013 subject to the aforesaid liberty granted to both the parties, failing which the respon dent Corporation will be at liberty to proceed with the matter in accordance wit h law.