IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2008 / 20TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 17206 of 2008(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: THE HONKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD., P.O.BOX 2244, VALLYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED OFFICER. BY ADV. SRI.K.K.M.SHERIFF SRI.A.A.ZIAYAD RAHMAN SRI.LAL K.JOSEPH SMT.SHEENA SAMUEL RESPONDENTS: 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PERUMPAZHTHOOR VILLAGE, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. VEDAKKAN WILFRED JOSE, PLANKALA PUTHEN VEEDU, KAVALKULAM, NEYYATTINKARA POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI. I.V. PRAMOD, GOVT. PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.17206 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a bank who has initiated proceedings against the 4th respondent under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002. The petitioner needs assistance of the 1st respondent to take the security interest into possession as per the provisions of the Act. Therefore, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 petition before the 1st respondent under Section 14 of the Act. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with the Act. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to take appropriate proceedings as warranted by Section 14 of the W.P.(c)No.17206/08 2 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act on Ext.P3, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 1st respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.17206/08 3