Authorised Officer Union Bank of India v. Manju Agarwal
Case brief
What is this about?
Union Bank of India (through Authorized Officer) v. Manju Agarwal; High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction; Writ Petition Nos. 950, 952 and 955 of 2025; decided 28 January 2025; Coram: A.S. Chandurkar & M.M. Sathaye, JJ. Subject: refusal to circulate praecipes for urgent consideration of interim applications pending before the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal seeking expeditious hearing of appeals; next DRAT date 7 March 2025; result: writ petitions disposed of as not entertained, all issues on merits kept open. No statutes or precedent cases cited; no monetary quantum involved. Counsel: Nainesh Amin (i/by N.N. Amin & Co.) for petitioners; Prateek Sakseria with Pooja Batra, Pratik Amin, Rohit Agarwal, Nishant Chotani and Ayesha Qureshi for respondent.
What did the court decide?
Since the interim applications moved by the petitioners remain pending before the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal with the next date of proceedings fixed as 7 March 2025, it is open to the petitioners to pursue their interim applications for expeditious hearing of the appeals on that date; if such request is made, it shall be considered in accordance with law.