IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2008 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 34925 of 2008(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M/S.SUNDARAM BNP HOME FINANCE LTD., (FORMERLY SUNDARAM HOME FINANCE LTD.) SHANMUGHAM ROAD, ERNAKULAM. KOCHI-31., REP. BY ITS DULY AUTHORISED OFFICER, SENIOR MANAGER, S.NARAYANAN, 43, S/O.N.V.SUBRAMANIAN. BY ADV. SRI.VARGHESE C.KURIAKOSE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. V.VIDHYADARAN, GURUKULAM, THANNIMOODU, KUTTICHAL PO., TRIVANDRUM. R1, R2 BY GOVT. PELADER SRI.K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR R3 BY ADV.SRI.BABU CHEEVKARA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.34925 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT Service complete. None appears. The third respondent, a debtor, faces proceedings under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act. The complaint of the petitioner, a secured creditor, is that the second respondent District Magistrate has not taken any action on Ext.P4 filed in May 2008. Expeditious action is called for in such cases. That is the very purpose of making the provision in Section 14. Hence, it is directed that the second respondent will take necessary action and issue orders within three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.