IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2011 / 19TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20744 of 2011(P) ------------------------ PETITIONER : --------------------- JOY JOSEPH, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O. OUSEPH JOSEPH, THULISSERIYIL, MANJOOR, MUTTUCHIRA.P.O., VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT-680613. BY ADVS. SRI.B.RAMACHANDRAN SMT.M.CHANDRALEKHA SMT.K.B.REKHA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF REVENUE, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. DEPUTY TAHASILDAR (RR), TALUK OFFICE, VAIKOM-636141. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, MANJOOR VILLAGE, MANJOOR-686603. 4. STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE, MEDICAL COLLEGE BRANCH, GANDHI NAGAR.P.O., KOTTAYAM-686008 R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. V.K. SHAMSUDHEEN R4 BY ADV. SRI.SATHEESH NINAN, SC, SBT SRI. SANTHOSH MATHEW THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 20744 of 2011(P) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF RECEIPT DATED 22/05/2006 FOR PAYMENT OF RS. 20,000/- BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2 : COPY OF NOTICE DATED 10/06/2011 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3 : COPY OF DEMAND NOTICE DATED 01/07/2011 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P4 : COPY OF ATTACHMENT NOTICE DATED 01/07/2011 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Mn S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 20744 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 10th day of August, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner challenges revenue recovery proceedings initiated by the 4th respondent for recovery of the loan amounts due from the petitioner to the 4th respondent on the ground that the debt is barred by limitation. The learned standing counsel for the bank, on instructions, submits that the bank has already taken steps to withdraw from recovery proceedings. This is recorded and the writ petition is closed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge