IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH OCTOBER 2009 / 22ND ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 27852 of 2009(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- LAKSHMI ULANIYIL, W/O. THANKAPPAN, AGED 68 YEARS, CHATTIVAYAL, TABORE P.O., CHERUPUZHA VIA, KANNUR DISTRICT-670 511. BY ADV. SRI.O.V.MANIPRASAD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE (H) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, TALIPARAMBA TALUK, TALIPARAMBA P.O., KANNUR DIST. 4. THE STATE BANK OF INDIA, PAYYANNUR BRANCH, P.B.NO.21, PAYYANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT-670 370, REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER. BY ADV. SRI. P.V. SURENDRANATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 27852 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 14th October, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner was a defaulter in payment of loan amounts due to the 4th respondent-bank. The bank initiated revenue recovery proceedings through respondents 2 and 3. Thereafter, the petitioner paid the entire amount directly to the bank, which the bank has received. However, the revenue recovery proceedings are not withdrawn despite a request made by the bank by Ext. P2 is the complaint of the petitioner in the writ petition. 2. Learned standing counsel for the bank admits that the entire liability of the petitioner to the bank has been completely cleared by way of settlement. The learned Government Pleader would submit that the petitioner has to pay collection charges. Learned standing counsel for the bank admits that collection charges also have been paid, which has been forwarded by the bank to the Tahsildar by demand draft. This is also evidenced by Exts. P2 and P3. That being so, the revenue recovery proceedings cannot be continued. Accordingly, with a direction to respondents 2 and 3 to withdraw the revenue recovery proceedings, I dispose of this writ petition. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.