IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON TUESDAY, THE 15TH JUNE 2010 / 25TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18478 of 2010(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- LEELA P, W/O. K PONNAN, 18/2154 KOOTHUKATTU PARAMBU, RAMESWARAM VILLAGE KOCHI TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.P.SREEKUMAR SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR) SRI.P.S.SIDHAN SRI.V.K.RAJANANDAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (RR) KOCHI 1 2. THE OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, KOCHI 21 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. MAHEW GEORGE VADAKKEL. OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR ADV. SHRI K. MANI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. .............................................................................. W.P.(C) No. 18478 OF 2010 ......................................................................... Dated this the 15th June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner stood as a surety to the chitty transaction between her son and a Company by name M/s.Walk in financial Services Pvt. Ltd. The Company subsequently went on liquidation as per the orders passed by this Court in C.P.No. 9 of 2002. The liability of the son of the petitioner was finally adjudicated in C.C.No. 370 of 2005, whereby a sum of Rs. 43500/- with further interest was declared as to be paid by the subscriber to the chitty and being a surety, the liability was also cast upon the petitioner, jointly. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is aggrieved of the coercive proceedings taken by the respondents invoking the remedy under the Revenue Recovery Act for realisation of the amount in 'lump sum'. It is stated that the petitioner is ready and willing to clear the liability by way of reasonable installments . 2. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the second W.P.(C) No. 18478 OF 2010 2 respondent as well as the learned Government Pleader for the first respondent. 3. Considering the particular facts and circumstances , the petitioner is permitted to clear the entire liability by way of 'six' equal monthly installments, the first of which shall be effected on or before 30.06.2010 to be followed by similar installments to be effected on or before the 30th of the succeeding months. Subject to this, all further steps pursuant to Ext. P1 shall be kept in abeyance. It is made clear that if any default is committed by the petitioner in effecting the installments as above, the respondents will be at liberty to proceed with further steps for realisation of the amount in a lump sum, from the stage where it stands now. The Writ Petition is disposed of. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. lk