IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.
WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE 2022 / 8TH ASHADHA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 20335 OF 2022
PETITIONER:
MANOJ M.G
AGED 33 YEARS
S/O GOVINDAN, NELLUVAY HOUSE,
KODAKARA KAVIL, NEAR CANAL ROAD,
KODAKARA P.O, THRISSUR, PIN - 680684
BY ADVS.
C.S.MANU
DILU JOSEPH
C.A.ANUPAMAN
T.B.SIVAPRASAD
C.Y.VIJAY KUMAR
MANJU E.R.
ANANDHU SATHEESH
ALINT JOSEPH
RESPONDENT:
1 MUTHOOT HOUSING FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED
REGISTERED OFFICE AT TC NO. 14/2074/7,
MUTHOOT CENTRE, PUNNEN ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, PIN - 695034
2 AUTHORISED OFFICER,
MUTHOOT HOUSING FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED, REGISTERED
OFFICE AT TC NO. 14/2074/7, MUTHOOT CENTRE, PUNNEN
ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695034
BY ADV PREMCHAND M.
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
29.06.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Petitioner has approached this Court challenging proceedings initiated under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act (hereinafter referred to as the Securitisation Act) for recovery of the amounts due upon a loan availed by 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 was submitted on behalf of the respondent bank that the petitioner committed default in repayment and the overdue amount is Rs.5,10,690/-. It was further submitted that though proceedings for recovery have been initiated, as a matter of indulgence, the respondents are willing to accept repayment of the overdue amount in limited instalments and regularise the loan account.
4. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.
5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the situation now prevailing, apart from the submissions made as recorded above and considering the fact that this is a housing loan and also taking into account the fact that the petitioner has undertaken to clear off the overdue amount along with regular EMIs, I am of the view that the petitioner can be granted an opportunity to clear off the overdue amount in twenty (20) equal instalments first of which shall be paid on or before 30-07-2022 and thereafter, if the amount so directed is repaid within the time as directed above, to have the loan account regularised. W.P (C) No.20335/2022 -3-
6. Accordingly, there will be a direction to the 2 nd respondent to accept repayment of the entire overdue amount of Rs.5,10,690/- along with bank charges from the petitioner and regularise the loan account of the petitioner on the following conditions:
(i) The overdue amount of Rs.5,10,690/- together with any accrued interest and charges shall be repaid in twenty equated monthly instalments.
(ii) The first instalment shall be paid on or before 30-07-2022 and the subsequent instalments shall be paid on the last working day of every succeeding month.
(iii) Petitioner shall continue to pay the regular EMI's 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 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 AMG W.P (C) No.20335/2022 -4- APPENDIX OF WP(C) 20335/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P-1 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE U/S 13(2) OF THE SARFAESI ACT DATED 21-3-2022 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER Exhibit P-2 TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST LETTER DATED 7-4-2022 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P-3 TRUE COPY OF THE POSSESSION NOTICE DATED 8-6-2022 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER