IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 17TH MAY 2010 / 27TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 10111 of 2010(L) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- P.R.LAMBODHARAN, S/O.RAMANKUNJU, CHONAPPALLIL VEEDU, PATTANAKAD.P.O, CHERTHALA. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.JAYACHANDRAN. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- THE MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, ADB BRANCH, ALAPPUZHA. BY SRI. P.V. SURENDRANATH, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/05/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 10111 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 17th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a borrower of money from the respondent. Amounts are due from the petitioner to the Bank in respect thereof. Certain disputes have arisen and the petitioner has approached the Banking Ombudsman by Ext.P1, who directed the petitioner to approach the Bank. Pursuant thereto the petitioner filed Ext.P2 petition seeking One Time Settlement facility. Petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 in accordance with law. 2. I have heard the standing counsel for the Bank also. He submits that the petitioner's request for One Time Settlement was earlier considered by the Bank, but the petitioner's offer was not accepted. But he is not in possession of any order rejecting the same. In the above circumstances I am of opinion that the respondent should W.P.(C)No. 10111 of 2010 -2- consider Ext.P2. Accordingly I direct the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. The petitioner shall place a concrete proposal as to how he proposes to pay off the amount due from him. The result of the consideration shall be communicated in writing by the Bank to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/