IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JANUARY 2008 / 3RD MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 1493 of 2008(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M.NIRMALA, THIYYAKANDICHALIL HOUSE, KANNADIPOI POST, BALUSSERY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.B.KRISHNA MANI RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.M.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------- W.P(C) Nos. 1493 OF 2008 ----------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT The dispute in this Writ Petition is regarding the amount payable to the 1st respondent, Housing Board. While the petitioner states that though in 1998 his liability was indicated to be only Rupees four lakhs, now, it is shown as about Rupees fourteen lakhs, in view of the factual disputes raised, that cannot be resolved in this Writ Petition. 2. The Standing Counsel for the Board submits in terms of the Government Order the Housing Board has recently introduced an One Time Settlement Scheme which is in force till 31.03.2008. If that be so, it is open to the petitioner to apply for the benefit of the said scheme in which case the 1st respondent shall consider the request of the petitioner on merits. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE btt WPC No. 2 WPC No. 3