IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2011 / 1ST MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2127 of 2011(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ JEEVANANDAN M.T., AGED 39 YEARS, S/O.SREEDHARAN, MELAITHULATHIL HOUSE, POOVATTUPARAMBU P.O., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, PIN-673008. BY ADV. SRI.BABU CHERUKARA SRIJEEMON JOHN SRI.S.RUSSEL SRI.V.R.ARUN SRI.T.I.UNNIRAJA RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE CHAIRMAN, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, TRIVANDRUM, PIN-695001, REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN. 2. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, TRIVANDRUM, PIN-695001. 3. THE ASST.SECRETARY, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, KOZHIKODE DIVISION, ERANHIPALAM, KOZHIKODE-673006. SRI.A.JAYASANKAR, SC, KSHB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 2127 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 21st day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner availed of a housing loan from the 1st respondent. Default was committed and proceedings were initiated. At that stage, petitioner made Ext.P2 application for the benefit of One Time Settlement Scheme. That was rejected by Ext.P3 stating that the scheme in vogue has expired, and therefore, the request cannot be entertained. It is challenging Ext.P3, the writ petition is filed. 2. Today when the matter was taken up, standing counsel for the Board has informed that the Government have now re- notified the scheme, and therefore, irrespective of Ext.P3, petitioner can appear before the 3rd respondent, in which event, needful will be done by the 3rd respondent to extend the benefit of One Time Settlement Scheme to the petitioner. 3. Now that such a submission has been made, it is not necessary to examine the validity of Ext.P3. It is clarified that, it will be open to the petitioner to present himself before the 3rd respondent and produce a copy of this judgment, in which event, WPC No. 2127/11 :2 : 3rd respondent will take steps to extend the benefit of the One Time Settlement Scheme now in vogue, to the petitioner. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp