IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 5TH AUGUST 2008 / 14TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 23483 of 2008(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- THE HONKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD, P.O.BOX 2244, VALLYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED OFFICER. BY ADV. SRI.KKM.SHERIF SRI.A.A.ZIYAD RAHMAN SRI.LAL K.JOSEPH SMT.SHEENA SAMUEL SRI.P.H.SAVAN KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE TAHSILDAR,NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PERUMPAZHUTHOOR VILLAGE, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. WILFRED JOSE DENNISON LILLYBAI, KUNNUVILLA VEEDU, THOZHUKAL, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.23483 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a banking institution. They initiated proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act against the 4th respondent. In respect of taking possession of the secured interest, the petitioner filed an application under Section 14 of the Act before the District Magistrate (District Collector), Thiruvananthapuram, a copy of which is produced as Ext.P5. The petitioner's grievance is that the said application is not being disposed of by the District Collector. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the nature of the order I propose to pass I do not think it necessary to issue notice to the 4th respondent. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this W.P.(c)No.23483/08 2 judgment. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 1st respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd