IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 10TH JULY 2009 / 19TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 19366 of 2009(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SMT. SUJATHA.P.R., PANIYATTU HOUSE, PUTTOOR DESOM, KOLAZHY, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.DHANIL RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR DIST. 2. DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, REVENUE RECOVERY THRISSUR-TALUK, THRISSUR DIST. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PUTTOOR VILLAGE, THRISSUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV. MR. C.K. GOVINDAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. ........................................................................ W.P.(C) No.19366 OF 2009 ......................................................................... Dated this the 10th July, 2009 J U D G M E N T The challenge in the Writ Petition is against the coercive steps taken by the respondents under the Revenue Recovery Act for realisation of the amount stated as due to M/s. Navadeepam Kuries (P) Ltd., which has already gone on liquidation. The petitioner was actually a surety to the chitty transaction and the actual beneficiary was her husband. The case of the petitioner is that because of some family disputes between them, the petitioner is living separately and was under the firm belief that the liability would have been cleared by her husband, which however stands the other way. In view of the coercive steps now being pursued against the petitioner, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that notwithstanding the unsustainability of the proceedings pursued without giving an effective opportunity to the petitioner before finalisation of the amount due, the petitioner is ready and willing to clear the entire liability by way of regular installments at the rate of Rs.5000/- per month, so as to save the property in question. W.P.(C) No.19366 OF 2009 2 2. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances, the petitioner is permitted to clear the liability as aforesaid by way of regular monthly installments to be effected at the rate of Rs. 5000/- , the first of which shall be paid on or before the 30th of this month to be followed by similar installments to be effected on or before the 30th of the succeeding months. Subject to the above, all coercive steps pursuant to Exts. P1 and P2 shall be kept in abeyance. It is further made clear that if the petitioner commits any two consecutive defaults in effecting the payment as above, the respondents will be at liberty to proceed with the coercive steps from the stage where it stands now for realisation of the entire amount in a lump sum. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. lk