IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 23RD JULY 2010 / 1ST SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 5585 of 2010(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. P.P.GIRIJA, W/O. LATE. T.R.VENKTASUBRAMANIAM, APARNA ESTATE, KOLAGAPPARA, WAYANAD DISTRICT. 2. SRI. ARUN.T.V. S/O. LATE. T.R.VENKTASUBRAMANIAM, APARNA ESTATE, KOLAGAPPARA, WAYANAD DISTRICT. 3. SRI. GANESH.T.V. S/O. LATE. T.R.VENKITASUBRAMANIAM, APARNA ESTATE, KOLAGAPPARA, WAYANAD DISTRICT. 4. MISS VIDHYA.T.V. D/O. LATE T.R.VENKITASUBRAMANIAM APARANA ESTATE, KOLAGAPPARA, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.A.AUGUSTINE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI. 2. MANAGER, INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK, SULTHAN BATHERY,WAYANAD DISTRICT. 3. REGIONAL MANAGER, INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK REGIONAL OFFICE, M SONS ARCADE CHERUTTY ROAD, KOZHIKODE. 4. THE SECRETARY, WAYANAD PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD. NO.LL 230, PANAMARAM, WAYANAD. ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDIA FOR R1 SRI.P.B.SURESH KUMAR FOR R2,3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PETITIONERS EXTS: EXT.P1:- COPY OF AGRICULTURAL DEBT WAIVER AND DEBT RELIEF SCHEME, 2008 ISSUED BY R1. EXT.P2:- COPY OF PROCEEDINGS DTD.28.5.2008 ISSUED BY R1 FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CIRCULAR NO.1/2008 EXT.P3:- COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD.26.7.2008 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONERS 1 AND 2 JOINTLY BEFORE R3. EXT.P4:- COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD.26.7.2008 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONERS 1, 3 AND 4 JOINTLY BEFORE R3. EXT.P5:- COPY OF NOTICE DTD.8.12.2009 ISSUED TO P1 BY R2 DEMANDING TO PAY A SUM OF RS.6,51,460/- EXT.P6:- COPY OF NOTICE DTD.8.12.2009 ISSUED TO P1 BY R2 DEMANDING TO PAY A SUM OF RS.16,818/- EXT.P7:- COPY OF NOTICE DTD.8.12.2009 ISSUED TO P2 BY R2 DEMANDING TO PAY A SUM OF RS.1,45,106/- EXT.P8:- COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD.26.7.2008 SUBMITTED BY P1 BEFORE R4. RESPONDENTS EXTS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.5585 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners claim to be small farmers entitled to waiver of agricultural loan under Ext.P1 scheme of Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief. The petitioners themselves agree that as far as the fourth respondent bank is concerned, they have already granted the relief claimed by the petitioners. Respondents 2 and 3 are yet to consider the petitioners' claim, is their contention. Therefore, the petitioners have filed Exts.P3 and P4 petitions before the third respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the third respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P3 and P4 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the third respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P3 and P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a W.P.(c)No.5585/10 2 period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(c)No.5585/10 3