IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2009 / 8TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2845 of 2009(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- K.RAVINDRAN, S/O.VASUDEVAN, KIZHAKKETHIL VEEDU, PERAVOOR, MANNANTHALA, MUKKOLA.P.O, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAMASWAMY PILLAI SRI.P.M.JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CANARA BANK, MUTTADA BRANCH,REP.BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, TRIVANDRUM. 4. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (RR),TRIVANDRUM TALUK, TRIVANDRUM. 5. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KUDAPPANAKUNNU. 6. S.VIJAYAN,S/O.STEPHEN,T.C.NO.10/1613, V.S.BUILDINGS, MANNANTHALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R3 TO R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN R2 BY SC SRI. P. GOPINATH MENON. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No. 2845 of 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 28th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT I heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Standing Counsel and the learned Government Pleader. 2. Petitioner is a small trader having business in cement. Petitioner availed a loan in 2006. Exts.P1 and P1(a) are recovery notices. I am inclined to grant the petitioner the third prayer, namely, allow the petitioner to pay off the amount in instalments. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of as follows: Recovery steps pursuant to Exts.P1 and P2 will be kept in abeyance on condition that the petitioner remits the entire amount due with interest, but without collection charges, in twelve equal monthly instalments, the first of which shall be payable on or before 20.2.2009 and the further instalments are to be paid on or before the 20th of the succeeding months. The second respondent will serve a statement on the petitioner showing the exact amount remaining to be paid and also the amount to be paid as instalment in terms of this judgment within two weeks from today. If the petitioner does not pay any single instalment, the petitioner will forfeit WPC.2845/2009. 2 the benefit of this judgment and the respondents are free to proceed against the petitioner in accordance with law. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb