IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 24TH JANUARY 2008 / 4TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 2911 of 2008(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ KRISHNAN, AGED 85 YEARS, S/O.UNTAY VELIYIL VEEDU, KALAVOOR, P.O.ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.SUDHEENDRAN. K.Y. RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SPECIAL SALE OFFICER, ALLEPPEY CARD BANK LTD. NO.A 94, ALAPPUZHA. 3. ALAPPUZHA CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD NO.A.94, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL.B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. --------------------------------- W.P(c)No.2911 OF 2008 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 24th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT Having regard to the nature of the directions being given hereunder, notices to respondents 2 and 3 are dispensed with preserving their right to move for review of this judgment, if aggrieved. Learned Senior Government Pleader appears for the first respondent. 2. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, I do not find any ground to hold that there is any legal infirmity or jurisdictional error in the impugned action. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner will be in a position to pay off the entire outstandings if he is given reasonable time and also if respondents 2 and 3 permit private sale of atleast a portion of the attached property. Under the aforesaid circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of granting the petitioner time till 31/03/2008 to wipe off WPC.No.2911/08 2 the entire outstandings provided the petitioner remits an amount of RS. 20,000/- ( Rupees twenty thousand only) within a period of three weeks from now. If Ext.P2 is received and pending or if the petitioner makes any further written request for private sale of any portion of the property and if the petitioner presents the intending purchaser, the bank may consider receiving the amounts directly from the purchaser and releasing the attachment for execution of sale by the petitioner. THOTTATHIL.B.RADHAKRISHNAN JUDGE sv.