WP(C) 3715/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE I A ANSARI Heard Mr. J. Roy, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. B. Kalita, learned Senior counsel, appearing on behalf of the respondents. Pursuant to the notice, received by the respondents, and the copies of the order s, served on them, the respondents have filed their affidavit-in-opposition, set ting out the circumstances, which compelled the respondents to take resort to th e provisions of Section 13 of the Securitization and Re-construction of Financia l Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (in short, ’the Act’). The respondents have, however, not expressed any reaction to the offer, made by the petitioner, as regards repayment of her dues. There is no dispute that the respondent bank has made an offer of one-time settlement to the petitioner for l iquidating her dues within a period of six months; whereas the petitioner has ma de an offer to clear her outstanding liabilities within a period of three months . The offer, so given by the petitioner, could not be shown by the respondents to be unreasonable or irrational. Though, ordinarily, a person, situated as the present petitioner is, should take recourse to the statutory provisions of appe al before the Debts Recovery Tribunal, as contained in Section 17 of the Act, co nsidering the fact that the petitioner’s offer is a reasonable offer and would h elp the respondent bank realize the whole of its dues from the petitioner within a period of three months, it is hereby, in the interest of justice, directed th at the petitioner shall, within a period of fifteen days from today, deposit 15% of her total outstanding dues, and, on deposit to be so made, as directed herei nbefore, the respondent bank shall open the petitioner’s shop and allow the peti tioner to run her shop. This arrangement shall, however, be subject to the cond ition that the petitioner shall, within 75 days from the date of re-opening her shop, or within three months from today, whichever is less, clear her remaining outstanding dues, lying with the respondent bank, including interest, which may become due and payable. It is made clear that in the event of the failure of th e petitioner to abide by the directions given hereinbefore, the respondent bank shall be at liberty to take recourse to such provisions of law, as may be permis sible, for realization of its dues. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition shall stand dispo sed of. Furnish a copy of this order to the learned counsel for the respondent bank.