M/S Vap Infosolutions Thru. Pro. Vartika Sharma and 2 Others v. Presiding Officer Debts Recovery Tribunal Lko. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Pankaj Bhatia J., WRIT-C 8229 of 2025, decided 27-08-2025. Keywords: DRT Act; Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act; Recovery Officer auction/sale of property; certificate of recovery; non-compliance with appendix procedure (Rules 60, 61, 66); Section 30 appeal; Section 27; limitation waiver; writ disposed of in favour of statutory appellate remedy; Debts Recovery Tribunal Lucknow; M/S Vap Infosolutions. Disposition: petition disposed of, remitting the grievance over manner of sale to a Section 30 appeal with a one-week timeline for the DRT's orders.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of; petitioner permitted to file an appeal under Section 30 of the DRT Act before the Tribunal; DRT to examine Recovery Officer's records for compliance with the appendix-prescribed manner of sale and pass orders within one week; appeal filed within one week not to be rejected on limitation grounds; petitioner additionally free to invoke Section 27 or Rules 60/61/66 of the appendix.