IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 24TH MAY 2010 / 3RD JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 11263 of 2010(G) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- RADHAKRISHNAN,VALLITHUNDIL THEKKETHIL PUTHEN VEEDU, AMBALATHUMBHAGOM,KUNNATHUR PO,KOLLAM BY ADV. MR.PIRAPPANCODE V.S.SUDHIR RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,SCHEDULED CASTE/ SCHEDULED TRIBES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PROJECT OFFICER, KERALA KHADI & VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD,KOLLAM. 3. THE SECRETARY,KERALA KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. MR. K.P. HARISH – SC FOR KERALA KHADI BOARD. MR. K. RAMESH – GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 11263 of 2010 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: COPY OF REGISTERED NOTICE DTD 11.2.2010 ISSUED BY R2. EXT.P2: COPY OF REPLY DTD 26.2.2010 SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO R2. EXT.P3: COPY OF DEMAND NOTICE DATED 16.3.2010 ISSUED BY R2. EXT.P4: COPY OF G.O.(MS)NO.100/2009/SCSTDD DT 12.11.2209. EXT.P5: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD 1.3.2010 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER BEFORE R3. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.11263 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of MAY, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was the Secretary of a Society, which defaulted repayment of loan amounts due to the Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board. According to the petitioner, the Society is entitled to debt waiver under Ext.P4 scheme. Seeking this relief, the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 before the third respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the third respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel appearing for respondents 2 and 3 also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the third respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd