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Karnataka Bank Limited v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi HC5 Jan 2024W.P.(C)/16385/2023

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This writ petition sought a direction for the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal to decide a pending appeal within two weeks. The High Court allowed the petition, directing the Tribunal to dispose of the appeal expeditiously within three months, without expressing any opinion on the merits.

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Direction to DRAT to decide the appeal as expeditiously as possible within three months.

Karnataka Bank Limited Vs Union of India & Ors. — Company and Corporate | Delhi HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 16385/2023 & C.M.Nos.65955/2023

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KARNATAKA BANK LIMITED ..... Petitioner

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Through: Mr.Sumeet Batra, Advocate.

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versus

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UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ..... Respondents Through: Mr.Ravi Prakash, CGSC with Ms.Usha Jamnal, Advocate for UOI. Mr.Aditya Guha, Advocate for R-2 to 6.

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CORAM: HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

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O R D E R

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% 05.01.2024

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Present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT), New Delhi to decide the Appeal No.451/2018 titled as “ Karnataka Bank Ltd. versus M/s Dhir International Pvt. Ltd .” pending before the DRAT, within a time-frame of two weeks.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner-Bank states that the Debt Recovery Tribunal (for short ‘Tribunal’) was pleased to pass a final order dated 27^th June, 2018 vide which the Tribunal held that the declaration of the account of the respondent as Non-Performing Assets by the petitioner-Bank is illegal and consequently all Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 proceedings taken by the respondents were quashed. Further, the Tribunal was pleased to dismiss the

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 06/05/2024 at 15:51:14

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relief of counter-claim of INR 177,56,00,000/-(Rupees One Seventy-Seven Crores and Fifty-Six lacs only) claimed by the petitioner-Bank.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner-Bank states that being aggrieved from the order passed by the Tribunal, the petitioner-Bank preferred an appeal before the DRAT on 8^th August, 2018. He states that the said appeal has been pending consideration before the DRAT since that date. He emphasizes that since 06^th May, 2022, the matter has been repeatedly adjourned.

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Keeping in view the fact that the appeal has been pending before the DRAT for a very long time, this Court disposes of the present writ petition along with the pending application with a direction to the DRAT to decide the petitioner-Bank’s appeal as expeditiously as possible preferably within three months from the next date of hearing. This Court clarifies that it has not expressed any opinion on the merit of the controversy. The rights and contention of all the parties are left open.

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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

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MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J

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JANUARY 5, 2024 KA

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 06/05/2024 at 15:51:14

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