IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2008 / 25TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 19906 of 2008(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ PATHUMMA HANEEFA, W/O.LATE HANEEFA, AGED 68 YEARS, R/AT MEMADANGU HOUSE, VENGALLOOR P.O., THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN SRI.RAJU VADAKKEKARA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SECRETARY, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, SANTHINAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. BRANCH MANAGER, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, THODUPUZHA BRANCH, VENGALLOOR P.O., THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 3. DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (RR) THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY S FOR R2 SRI. A. JAYASANKAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J ---------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.19906/2008 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner had availed of a loan from the Housing Board. Evidently, default was committed and by an application made by the petitioner, the benefit of one time settlement was also extended to the petitioner. As admitted by the petitioner, even in terms of the One Time Settlement Scheme payment was not made and that resulted in the initiation of a fresh revenue recovery action. It is at that stage, the writ petition has been filed, seeking the benefit of One Time Settlement. 2. Though the counsel for the Housing Board asserts that since the Scheme expired on 31.3.2008, petitioner cannot claim the benefit of One time Settlement Scheme, he submits that the petitioner will be given the benefit of 2 reduction in contractual rate of interest. Since the petitioner is admittedly eligible for waiver of a portion of interest, I direct that orders shall be passed by the first respondent on Ext.P3 application made by the petitioner to the Secretary of the Housing Board, within 3 weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment. It is directed that in the meanwhile further proceedings pursuant to Ext.P1 will be kept in abeyance. Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Petitioner shall produce a copy of the judgment before the Secretary of the Housing Board for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE vi. 3