IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 1ST APRIL 2008 / 12TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 10977 of 2008(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MUHAMMADALI, S/O. ALI, AGED 53 YEARS, PAYYAMBALLIMEETHAN, MAVOOR AMSOM, DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, KOZHIKODE DIVISION, KOZHIKODE. 2. THE CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER AND DEPUTY COLLECTOR, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS ASSISTANT SECRETARY, KOZHIKODE DIVISION, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.POOVAPPALLY M. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.10977 of 2008 .................................................................... Dated this the 1st day of April, 2008. JUDGMENT Prayer is only for extension of time for settling liability under OTS scheme. Even though counsel for the Housing Board submitted that timely payment is the condition for eligibility for OTS, I feel petitioner can be granted three months time to raise funds and settle liability under OTS scheme provided petitioner pays interest for the three months i.e. from 1.4.2008 till date of payment on the OTS amount at the rate of 13% per annum. However, I make it clear that if payment is not made within three months as above, the petitioner will forfeit the OTS benefit and respondents will be free free to recover the entire arrears. W.P. is disposed of as above. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms