IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 1ST JANUARY 2008 / 11TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 40200 of 2003(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ V.S.SOMANATHAN, S/O. V.SANKARAN, RESIDING AT KAVARA HOUSE, VYTTILA VILLAGE, PONURUNNI DESOM, KANAYANNUR TALUK, ERNAKULAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.T.MADHU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, (RR), K.S.F.E.LTD., ERNAKULAM. 2. THE KERALA STATE FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES, REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER, ERNAKULAM MAIN BRANCH, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.CHANDRAMOHAN DAS, SC, KSFE, LTD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF THE REQUISITION SENT BY R2 TO R1 DT.31.3.2003. P2: TRUE COPY OF DEMAND NOTICE ISSUED BY R1 TO PETITIONER DT.1.10.2003. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: R2(1) TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO R2 DT.5.2.01. R2(2): TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER DT.5.2.01. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.40200 of 2003 .................................................................... Dated this the 1st day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT Heard counsel for the petitioner and Standing Counsel for KSFE. Since petitioner has undertaken to clear the arrears in instalments and since the W.P. is pending for the last four years, petitioner is directed to clear the arrears by making remittance as follows. Half of the outstanding as of now will be paid before 20th March, 2008 and the balance in four equal monthly instalments payable on or before the last day of the following four months. Recovery proceedings will be kept in abeyance for payment as above and if default is committed in payment of any of the instalments, the instalment facility will stand cancelled and respondents will proceed for recovery of entire arrears. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms