IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 25TH AUGUST 2008 / 3RD BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 24831 of 2008(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SAID.A, AGED 58, S/O. MOHAMMED, EDAKKATTIL HOUSE, PARIYAPURAM AMSOM, PANANGATTOOR DESOM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.M.FIROZ SRI.P.P.RAVOOF SRI.A.E.ALIYAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 2. THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, OFFICE OF THE EXEUCUTIVE ENGINEER, DIVISION OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DIVISION, MALAPPURAM. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOUSING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 & R2 BY S.C. MR. A. JAYASANKAR. R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No. 24831 OF 2008 F = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 25th day of August 2008 J U D G M E N T Admittedly petitioner is a defaulter to the 1st respondent and this led to initiation of recovery proceedings, as is evident from Ext. P1. In this writ petition though several contentions are raised, the counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner may be permitted to avail of the benefit of the One Time Settlement Scheme that has been announced by the 1st respondent recently. 2. I heard the Standing Counsel for the 1st respondent also in this matter. 3. Taking into account the peculiar facts and particularly the financial constraints that is urged before me, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: 1) That within one week from today, the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.25,000/- with the 2nd respondent and subject to such payment, all further proceedings pursuant to Ext. P1 W.P.(C) No. 24831 OF 2008 -2- will be kept in abeyance. 2) Once remittance is made as above, within 7 days thereafter, it will be open to the petitioner to make an application before the 2nd respondent for the benefit of One Time Settlement Scheme in which case the 2nd respondent shall consider the same on merits and pass orders thereon, scheduling the repayment in which manner that the petitioner will be payable to discharge the entire debts on 31.12.2008. 3) Needless to say that the amount of Rs.25,000/- directed to be remitted as above will also be given credit to the amount quantified for the OTS Scheme. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-