IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2010 / 6TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 31063 of 2009(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SAMUEL, S/O.PARAMESWARAN NADAR, AGED 43, PULIYILAKALA PUTHEN VEEDU, KULATHUMMAL, CHAIKOTTUKONAM, NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.R.T.PRADEEP SRI.V.VIJULAL RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, REPRESENTED BY IT SECRETARY, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING. 2. BRANCH MANAGER, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, BALARAMAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY COLLECTOR & CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SHRI A. JAYASANKAR, SC,KSHB. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. .............................................................................. W.P.(C) No. 31063 OF 2009 ......................................................................... Dated this the 28th July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers: “i) to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order directing Respondents to take a decision on Ext.P3 within such time fixed by this Hon'ble Court and to keep the proceedings pursuant to Exts. P1 and P2 in abeyance till then; and ii) to issue such other reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper”. 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the Board on instruction submits that the benefit of 'OTS' scheme is valid till 30.09.2010 and that the petitioner is eligible to have the said benefit. It is also brought to the notice of this Court that the W.P.(C) No. 31063 OF 2009 2 outstanding liability under the loan transaction is Rs.4,13,796/-, while the petitioner is required to satisfy only a sum of Rs.2,22,945/- to have the loan settled availing the benefit of 'OTS'. 3. The submission is recorded and the Writ Petition is disposed of, permitting the petitioner to clear the said liability, in accordance with the terms of the 'OTS' scheme on or before 30.09.2010. Subject to this, the coercive proceedings stated as being pursued against the petitioner shall be kept in abeyance. If any default is committed by the petitioner in complying with the above direction, the respondent Bank will be at liberty to pursue further steps for realisation of the entire amount in a lump sum. The Writ Petition is disposed of. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. lk