IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2009 / 22ND SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 23074 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.SUNDARAN, S/O.KRISHNAN, CHOZHIAKATTU, VANDITHAVALAM, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.JAYACHANDRAN SRI.M.S.SAJEEV KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PATTANCHERY SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.NO.58, PATTANCHERY P.O., CHITTOOR, PALAKKAD REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT. MR.K.RAMESH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.23074 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 13th day of August, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a defaulter to the 2nd respondent Bank. He applied for the benefit of waiver as provided under Ext.P1, the Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008. That was turned down by the Bank as per Ext.P3. It is contending that the petitioner is entitled to the benefit of the Scheme, this writ petition is filed. 2. A reading of Exts.P1 & P4 would show that the waiver provided is for agricultural and other loans specified in the Scheme. A reading of Ext.P3 shows that the loan availed of by the petitioner is for non-agricultural purposes (marriage), and it was therefore that the petitioner's request has been turned down. Obviously, it is not a purpose covered by the Scheme, and if that be so, the petitioner is patently ineligible for the benefit of Ext.P1 Scheme. The writ petition fails and is, accordingly, dismissed. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg