IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM FRIDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2011 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 3730 of 2011(M) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- PARAMBATH SURESH, S/O. CHEKKUKUTTY, AGED 39 YEARS, NO OCCUPATION, RESIDING AT THENANKOTTE HOUSE, PALATH AMSOM DESOM, PALATH VILLAGE, KOZHIKODE TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.R.SURENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY,THE KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR(RR) & CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER, THE KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. R1 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN R2 BY ADV. SRI.A. JAYASANKAR. SC., K.S.H.B. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs C.K.ABDUL REHIM, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.3730 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of May, 2011. J U D G M E N T Steps of recovery initiated for realising amounts due under a housing loan account availed by the petitioner from the 1st respondent, is the subject matter of challenge in this writ petition. 2. It is brought to my notice that, during pendency of this writ petition, the petitioner had approached the 1st respondent seeking settlement of the arrears, under the `one time settlement scheme' formulated by the State Government. Learned standing counsel for the 1st respondent concede that the scheme is in force till 30.6.2011 and that the petitioner will be eligible for considerable waiver in terms of the scheme. 3. Under the above circumstances, I am of the view that the parties can be permitted to settle the account through the OTS scheme by reserving liberty to the petitioner to make approach in this regard and directing the 2 W.P.(C).No.3730 of 2011 1st respondent to take a decision at the earliest possible. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority in the 1st respondent Board with a request for 'OTS', and such authority to take a decision and to intimate the petitioner about the same within one week of receipt of such request. However, in order to facilitate the settlement as directed above, further coercive steps of recovery shall be kept in abeyance for a period of 2 months. C.K.ABDUL REHIM, Judge ami/