IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN MONDAY, THE 14TH JUNE 2010 / 24TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 34091 of 2008(H) PETITIONER: --------------- MURALEEDHARAN NAIR.K.G. S/O.GOPALA PILLAI,AGED 55 YEARS, EDAYIL VELLOOR PARA HOUSE, VELLANAD P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.ABRAHAM MATHEW (VETTOOR) RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD HEAD OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 2. KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD BRANCH OFFICE, NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.POOVAPPALLY M.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C). NO. 34091 OF 2008 H ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 14th day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner availed a housing loan of Rs.2 lakhs from the Kerala State Housing Board in 1997. There was default in payment. The Board offered to settle the loan account under One Time Settlement Scheme as made clear in the counter affidavit filed by the first respondent. However, the petitioner was aggrieved by the demand of Rs.5 lakhs as on 31.7.2008. The relief prayed for is to issue a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to extend the full benefits under the OTS Scheme and for ancillary reliefs. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that One Time Settlement benefit is still available as a new OTS Scheme has been introduced. Learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, seeks permission to withdraw the Writ Petition to enable him to avail the new OTS facility. It is pointed out by the learned counsel appearing for the respondents that to avail the OTS facility, the petitioner has to W.P.(C) NO.34091 OF 2008 :: 2 :: make the application before 30.9.2010 and comply with the conditions under the Scheme. Reserving the right of the petitioner to apply under the new OTS Scheme, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/