IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 8TH DECEMBER 2011 / 17TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 32676 of 2011(H) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- FRANCIS J. PALLAN, S/O. LATE JOSEPH P PALLAN, AGED 62 YEARS, DIRECTOR, TEEJAN FOODS PRIVATE LIMITED, THAIKKATTUKARA PO, ALUVA, PIN 683 106. BY ADV. SRI.SEBASTIAN JOSEPH (KURISSUMOOTTIL) RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE GREATER COCHIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, KADAVANTHRA, KOCHI 682 020, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, REVENUE RECOVERY, ALUVA 683 101. R1 BY ADV. SRI.M.K.THANKAPPAN, SC, GCDA R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. S . JAMAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VPV WPCNO.32676/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE FIRST RESPONDENT ON 23/9/2011. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 21.10.2011 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE VPV S.SIRI JAGAN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)NO. 32676 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of December 2011 --------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT Petitioner is the lessee of a shop room owned by the Greater Cochin Development Authority. At his request, he was permitted to handover possession of shop room to one Udayan, who later committed default in payment of lease rent. The petitioner has been directed to pay arrears of lease rent. The petitioner has paid the principal amount. But the G.C.D.A. is insisting on payment of interest, penal interest and collection charges. The petitioner seeks waiver of interest, penal interest and collection charges. Seeking this relief, petitioner has filed Ext.P2 representation before the first respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the standing counsel for the G.C.D.A.also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition that a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE STU 2 3