WP(C) NO. 16026 OF 2025 : 1 : 2025:KER:32022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN FRIDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 21ST CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 16026 OF 2025 PETITIONER: GOPINATH V M , AGED 70 YEARS S/O DAMODARAN MENON, VALIYAPALETH PATTATHIL HOUSE, ERAVATHUR, KUZHUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680734 BY ADVS. SEBIN THOMAS LIYA LAWRENCE RESPONDENTS: 1 THE SPECIAL DEPUTY TAHASILDAR(RR) KERALA STATE FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES (KSFE) LTD, BHADRATHA, MUSEUM ROAD, P B NO.510, THRISSUR, PIN - 680020 2 KERALA STATE FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES (KSFE) REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER, M K PLAZA, NEAR SBI KATTAKADA ROAD, MALAYINKEEZHU P O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695571 R BY SRI.SALIL NARAYANAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 16026 OF 2025 : 2 : 2025:KER:32022 JUDGMENT The petitioner had availed a credit facility from the 2nd respondent – Kerala State Financial Enterprises Limited. On default of payment of installments, the 1st respondent issued Ext.P1 revenue recovery demand notice under Section 7 of the Kerala Revenue Recovery Act, 1968. The petitioner has filed this writ petition for direction to the 2nd respondent to permit him to clear off the liability in easy equal monthly installments. 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submitted that, as on 30.04.2025, an amount of Rs.16,46,659/- is outstanding against the petitioner and the petitioner can be permitted to clear off the said amount in reasonable monthly WP(C) NO. 16026 OF 2025 : 3 : 2025:KER:32022 installments. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner may be permitted to pay the outstanding amount in 15 equal monthly installments. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: (1) The petitioner shall pay the outstanding amount of Rs.16,46,659/- along with accrued interest and applicable charges in 15 equal monthly installments commencing from 15.05.2025. (2) If the petitioner defaults payment of any of the installments, it will be open to the respondents to proceed against him, for the WP(C) NO. 16026 OF 2025 : 4 : 2025:KER:32022 recovery of the amount in accordance with law. (3) To enable the petitioner to remit the installments, all coercive proceedings against him shall stand deferred. Sd/- MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN JUDGE SB WP(C) NO. 16026 OF 2025 : 5 : 2025:KER:32022 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 16026/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 10.03.2025