M/S Icici Home Finance Company Limited v. State of U.P. and 7 Others

Allahabad HC12 Nov 2025WRIC/39297/2025

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A financial institution complained that its application was not being registered by the District Magistrate, Muzaffarnagar. Relying on earlier directions in Indian Bank regarding registers and quarterly reporting under Section 14, the court impleaded the High Court as respondent, sought instructions from the State on compliance, and listed the matter.

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M/S Icici Home Finance Company Limited vs State of… — Banking and Recovery | Allahabad HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

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WRIT - C No. - 39297 of 2025

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M/S Icici Home Finance Company Limited

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.....Petitioner(s)

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Versus

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State Of U.P. And 7 Others

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			.....Respo	ndent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Ashutosh Jauhari	Sharma,	Nitesh	Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: C.S.C.
Court No.- 3

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HON'BLE SAUMITRA DAYAL SINGH, J. HON'BLE INDRAJEET SHUKLA, J.

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On oral prayer, learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, through the Registrar General as party respondent No. 9, during the course of the day.

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Let notice of the petition be served on learned counsel for the High Court, during the course of the day.

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Grievance is that the application filed by the petitioner, a financial institution, is not being registered by the District Magistrate, Muzaffarnagar.

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Reference has also been made to an earlier order dated 24.8.2021 passed by a coordinate bench of this Court in Indian Bank (Erstwhile Allahabad Bank) Vs. State of U.P. and 4 Others, 2021:AHC:96323DB , wherein it was observed as below:

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"In view of large number of petitions coming up before this Court, we issue a direction to all the District Magistrates in the State of U.P. to keep a record/register of all the pending applications filed under Section 14 of the Act that may clearly disclose to the District Magistrate (on a fortnightly basis) details of all institutions of such applications made in that district and their disposal within that time.

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The said register may be duly inspected by the District Magistrate from time to time and also countersigned by him. Based on the entries recorded in such register, a quarterly report of all institution of applications filed under Section 14 of the Act

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WRIC No. 39297 of 2025

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together with the length of pendency of each application be sent to the Registrar General of this Court in the tabular form that may indicate the requirement of the Act is being fulfilled, in letter and spirit, who shall place the same before the appropriate Committee dealing with the functioning of the Debt Recovery Tribunals and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals.

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The above direction has become necessary because at present, it appears that generally the proceedings for obtaining actual physical possession are being delayed much beyond the time limit set by the statute. It creates avoidable litigation and defeats the very object of the Act.

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Let a copy of this order be communicated by the Registrar General to the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh for further intimation and compliance by all the District Magistrates in the State of U.P and the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Prayagraj. Also, let a copy of this order be placed before the appropriate Committee dealing with the functioning of the Debt Recovery Tribunals and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals. "

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Sri Arimardan Singh Rajpoot learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel prays and is granted two weeks time to obtain clear written instructions from respondent No. 2.

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Also, he may obtain written instructions from respondent No. 1 as to the compliance made of the earlier directions issued in Indian Bank (supra).

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In addition to the above, learned counsel for the High Court may obtain instructions as to the compliance made by the State authorities to the directions issued in Indian Bank (supra).

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Learned counsel for the petitioner may inform the learned counsel for the High Court about this order in writing within two days.

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(Indrajeet Shukla,J.) (Saumitra Dayal Singh,J.)

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November 12, 2025 Faraz

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Digitally signed by :- FARAZ AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

M/S Icici Home Finance Company Limited v. State of U.P. and 7 Others

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