Kerala High Court
WP(C)/10441/2025 of SREENIVASAN K, Vs THE KERALA BANK, on 7 April 2025
WP(C) NO. 10441 OF 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 17TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 10441 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S: SREENIVASAN K,AGED 71 YEARS S/O. LATE KUMARAN,K.P. HOUSE,VAYALA P.O., THOTTHAM
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.
MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 17TH CHAITHRA, 1947
WP(C) NO. 10441 OF 2025
PETITIONER/S:
SREENIVASAN K,AGED 71 YEARS
S/O. LATE KUMARAN,K.P. HOUSE,VAYALA P.O., THOTTHAM MUKKU,PAIVILA, ANCHAL,KOLLAM, PIN - 691306
BY ADV SHABU SREEDHARAN
RESPONDENT/S:
THE KERALA BANK,KOTTUKKAL BRANCH,
REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER,A J BUILDING, KOTTUKKAL,KOLLAM, PIN - 691306
THE AUTHORISED OFFICER,
KERALA BANK,AREA MANAGER – ANCHAL AREA,
KOLLAM, PIN - 691306
SRI. P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
07.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Petitioner has approached this Court, challenging proceedings initiated by the respondent Bank under the provisions of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 for recovery of the amounts due from the petitioner.
2. During the course of hearing, petitioner has confined the relief to an opportunity for repaying the overdue amount in instalments and to obtain regularisation of the loan account.
3. It is submitted on behalf of the respondent bank that the petitioner availed a cash credit facility from the respondent bank and committed default in repayment and the overdue amount, as on 07.04.2025, would come to Rs.5,04,550/- (Rupees Five lakh four thousand five hundred and fifty only). It is further submitted that though proceedings for recovery have been initiated, as a matter of indulgence, the respondent bank is willing to accept repayment of the overdue amount in limited instalments and regularise the loan account.
4. Having regard to the circumstances of the case and the submissions made as recorded above, I am of the view that the petitioner can be granted an opportunity to repay the overdue amount of Rs.5,04,550/- (Rupees Five lakh four thousand five hundred and fifty only) along with any accrued interest, cost and charges in twelve instalments and thereafter, if the amount so directed is repaid within the time as directed above, to have the loan account regularised.
5. Accordingly, there will be a direction to the respondent bank to accept repayment of the entire overdue amount of Rs.5,04,550/- (Rupees Five lakh four thousand five hundred and fifty only) along with accrued interest, cost and bank charges from the petitioner and regularise the loan account of the petitioner in the following manner:-
(i) The petitioner shall pay the overdue amount of Rs.5,04,550/- (Rupees Five lakh four thousand five hundred and fifty only) along with any accrued interest, cost and charges in twelve equated monthly instalments;
(ii) The first instalment shall be paid on or before 30.04.2025 and the subsequent instalments shall be paid on or before the last working day of each succeeding months;
(iii) Petitioner shall continue to pay the regular EMI’s/instalments along with the instalments directed above;
(iv) In the event of default of any one instalment, the respondent bank shall be entitled to proceed in accordance with the law;
(v) In order to enable the petitioner to repay the entire amounts, all coercive proceedings shall be kept in abeyance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- GOPINATH P. JUDGE ajt
APPENDIX OF WP(C) 10441/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit-P1 THE TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 20.11.2024 Exhibit-P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE PHOTO OF THE BANNER PUT BY THE RESPONDENTS IN THE PROPERTY OF THE PETITIONER