IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2008 / 2ND SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 9196 of 2008(T) ------------------------- OA.312/2003 of DEBT RECOVERY TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER: ------------ K.G.VARGHESE,ALIAS BABY,S/O.GEORGE, KOTTAYIL HOUSE,THRIKKALATHUR P.O, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SHAJI JOSEPH RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE FEDERAL BANK LTD,ALWAYE, KEEZHILLAM BRANCH,REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER. 2. DEBT RECOVERY OFFICER, DEBT RECOVERY TRIBUNAL, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, ERNAKULAM,COCHIN. R1 BY ADV. SRI.A.ANTONY R1 BY ADV. SMT.LEELAMMA ANTONY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Rs/ THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WP(C).No.9196 of 2008-T = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 24th day of July, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner challenges proceedings for recovery in terms of the RDB Act on the ground that the debt is an agricultural one and there is a scheme for waiver in terms of the Government policy. The uncontroverted statement in the counter affidavit is that the scheme does not apply and the loan availed by the petitioner was one for slaughter tapping rubber trees and that will not come within the waiver scheme which is produced by the first respondent as Ext.R1(a). The remaining request of the petitioner as reflected by the reply affidavit is only that he has placed Ext.P3 before the Redressal Officer appointed by the bank under the scheme. However, in view of the fact that the petitioner's loan WP(C)9196/2008 -: 2 :- does not fall within the scheme, it is not appropriate for this Court to issue any direction merely on the basis of Ext.P3. The writ petition fails. The same is accordingly dismissed. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/240708