IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2010 / 21ST ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 31423 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- M.D.SEBASTIAN,S/O.DEVASSIA,AGED 65 YEARS MULLONKAL HOUSE,THERTHALLY PO,ALAKODE AMSOM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.T.MADHAVANUNNI RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,. 2. THE BRANCH MANAGER, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD,KANNUR DIVISION, THAVAKKARA, KANNUR-2. SRI.POOVAPALLY M.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, SC, KSHB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 31423 OF 2010 (C) ===================== Dated this the 13th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a defaulter to the respondent Board. He is now in receipt of Ext.P3 in response to an application made under the Right to Information Act. Ext.P3 shows the liability that is due from the petitioner is Rs.1,64,868/-. 2. True, as pointed out by the counsel, major portion of the amount indicated represents the interest, but petitioner has no case that the calculation made in Ext.P3 is inconsistent with the agreement that he had with the Housing Board. If that be so, petitioner cannot avoid the liability. 3. Counsel for the petitioner then contended that the petitioner should be given an opportunity to avail of the benefit of one time settlement scheme. To this submission, counsel appearing for the respondent points out that, as at present, there is no one time settlement scheme in vogue. If the position is as stated by the standing counsel for the respondents, petitioner cannot aspire for one time settlement scheme. 4. Now that the liability has been quantified as indicated WPC No. 31423/10 :2 : in Ext.P3 and the said liability is unassailable, the petitioner will have to pay the amount as demanded. 5. However, having regard to the financial constraints highlighted by the counsel for the petitioner, it is directed that the petitioner will be permitted to pay the amount demanded in Ext.P3 in six equal monthly instalments, in which event, coercive action shall not be ordered against the petitioner. The first instalment shall be paid before 30/10/2010 and the subsequent instalments shall be paid without default on or before 30th of every succeeding month. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp