Aditya Birla Finance Limited v. Susanta Kumar Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Execution of unsatisfied arbitral decree/award dated 24 May 2024; judgment debtor asset disclosure ordered under Order XXI Rule 41 CPC: comprehensive affidavit on oath of movable and immovable assets, bank accounts with account numbers/bank/branch, amounts in accounts, debts and receivables payable by third parties; income tax returns for last five years with balance sheets and profit and loss accounts; four-week disclosure deadline; respondents unrepresented despite service, no payment made; Bombay High Court Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction; Aditya Birla Finance Limited v. Susanta Kumar Singh and others; interim application allowed; affidavit of service; next listing 10 March 2026.
What did the court decide?
Disclosure reliefs in terms of prayer clauses (b) and (e) granted: (i) Judgment Debtors to file comprehensive affidavits on oath disclosing movable and immovable assets, bank accounts (with account numbers, bank, branch), amounts lying therein, and debts/receivables payable by third parties with precise addresses; (ii) Judgment Debtors to furnish Income Tax Returns for the last five years with Balance Sheets and profit and loss accounts of their business; disclosure on oath within four weeks; copy of the order to be served on the Respondents with an affidavit of service; matter listed on 10 March 2026.