{"id":14882,"date":"2007-06-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/antony-xavier-dcruz-vs-union-of-india-on-20-june-2007"},"modified":"2017-11-11T20:02:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T14:32:43","slug":"antony-xavier-dcruz-vs-union-of-india-on-20-june-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/antony-xavier-dcruz-vs-union-of-india-on-20-june-2007","title":{"rendered":"Antony Xavier D&#8217;Cruz vs Union Of India on 20 June, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Antony Xavier D&#8217;Cruz vs Union Of India on 20 June, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 38844 of 2003(Y)\n\n\n1. ANTONY XAVIER D'CRUZ,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. DEBT RECOVERY TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM,\n\n3. RECOVERY OFFICER, DEBT RECOVERY\n\n4. DENA BANK,A BODY CORPORATE,CONSTITUED &amp;\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.R.S.KALKURA\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.D.SAJEEV\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice PIUS C.KURIAKOSE\n\n Dated :20\/06\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n\n\n                            PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J.\n\n                  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n\n                           W.P.(C) No.38844 of 2003\n\n                   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n\n                             Dated: 20th June, 2007\n\n\n                                    JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>       This   Writ   Petition   is   remaining   defective   on   the   reason   that<\/p>\n<p>service not complete. But I find that it is only the petitioner and the<\/p>\n<p>4th  respondent-Bank   who   are   concerned   really   with   the   matter<\/p>\n<p>involved.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>       2. Heard counsel for the petitioner  and the counsel for  the 4th<\/p>\n<p>respondent-Bank.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>       3.   Having   considered   the   Writ   Petition   and   having   heard   the<\/p>\n<p>submissions,   I   am   of   the   view   that   the   only   relief   which     can   be<\/p>\n<p>aspired   for   by   the   petitioner   is   relief   No.1.   Accordingly,   the   Writ<\/p>\n<p>Petition   will   stand   disposed   of   directing   the   4th  respondent-Bank   to<\/p>\n<p>consider   Ext.P19     One   Time   Settlement   proposal   submitted   by   the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner (if not already disposed of) and take a fair and just decision<\/p>\n<p>on that application. If the petitioner is desirous of a personal hearing,<\/p>\n<p>the same will be allowed by the Bank. The decision at any rate will be<\/p>\n<p>taken on the application within three months of receiving copy of this<\/p>\n<p>judgment.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<pre>srd                                         PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE\n\n\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">W.P.C.No.                                              -  2  -<\/span>\n\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Antony Xavier D&#8217;Cruz vs Union Of India on 20 June, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 38844 of 2003(Y) 1. ANTONY XAVIER D&#8217;CRUZ, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE &#8230; Respondent 2. DEBT RECOVERY TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM, 3. RECOVERY OFFICER, DEBT RECOVERY 4. 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