IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 34104 of 2010(K) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. BOBBY JACOB,AGED 36 YEARS, S/O.THOMAS JACOB,MANAGING PARTNER, M/S.CHETHIPUZHA TRADERS,CHETHIPUZHA HOUSE, AMALAGIRI.P.O,KOTTAYAM. 2. MRS.TEENU BOBBY,AGED 33 YEARS, W/O.BOBBY JACOB,PROPRIETRIX,M/S.CHETHIPUZHA ASSOCIATES ,CHETHIPUZHA HOUSE,AMALAGIRI.P.O, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SMT.K.V.SHENU RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. CANARA BANK,MAIN BRANCH,K.K.ROAD, KOTTAYAM,REPRESENTED BY BRANCH MANAGER, K.K.ROAD,KOTTAYAM - 686 001. 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER,CANARA BANK, CIRCLE OFFICE,CANARA BANK BUILDING,PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. UNION OF INDIA,REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO FINANCE,NEW DELHI-110 001. BY ADV. SRI. N.D.PREMACHANDRAN, SC, CANARA BANK R3 BY ADV. SRI. T..P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN, ASST.S.G. OF INDIA R3 BY ADV. SHRI.SUNIL CYRIAC, CGC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 34104 OF 2010 ===================== Dated this the 16th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The challenge in the writ petition is against Ext.P9, a communication issued by the respondent Bank rejecting Ext.P8 proposal for one time settlement made by the petitioners. 2. During the course of the hearing, the main grievance raised by the petitioners was that though they wanted to discuss the issue with the 2nd respondent, 2nd respondent was even unwilling to give the petitioners an appointment to meet him. When this grievance was raised, standing counsel for the Bank was directed to obtain instructions in the matter. 3. Accordingly, learned standing counsel, who has obtained instructions in the matter submits that the petitioners can appear before the 2nd respondent at 11 a.m on 23/11/2010. 4. In the light of the submissions so made, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions:- (1) That it will be open to the petitioners to appear before the 2nd respondent at 11 a.m on 23/11/2010. (2) It will also be open to the petitioners to make a revised WPC No. 34104/40 :2 : OTS proposal, in which event, that will also be considered by the 2nd respondent. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp