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Mrs. Richa Goel & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi HC25 Jul 2025W.P.(C)/10595/2025

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What is this about?

DRAT Delhi pendency ~1600 cases; directions for expeditious disposal of appeal; DRAT Mumbai Chairperson vacant since 07.03.2025 (additional charge with DRAT Chennai); DRAT Delhi Chairperson resignation 04.06.2025; request to Competent Authority to create additional Bench; redistribution of cases among DRAT Chairpersons; Richa Goel & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.; W.P.(C) 10595/2025; CM APPL. 43940/2025; Delhi High Court order dated 25.07.2025.

What did the court decide?

Petition and application(s) disposed of with the following directions/requests: the Competent Authority to examine creating another DRAT Bench and to explore assigning cases to Chairpersons of other Benches with lesser pendency; and the Chairperson, DRAT Delhi to endeavour expeditious disposal of the Petitioner's Appeal. ¶25

Mrs. Richa Goel & Anr. Vs Union of India & Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether directions should be issued to the Ld. Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (DRAT) for expeditious disposal of the Appeal filed by the Petitioner. +1 more

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Court's answer

The Chairperson of DRAT, Delhi was requested to make sincere endeavours for expeditious disposal of the Appeal filed by the Appellant/Petitioner.

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Ratio / Principle

Given the pendency of nearly 1,600 cases, the Court requested the Competent Authority to examine the possibility of creating another Bench of DRAT for expeditious disposal of cases.

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Key takeaways

The Court directed that the Competent Authority shall explore the possibility of assigning certain pending cases to Chairpersons of other DRAT Benches where the pendency is less.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (Division Bench: Anil Kshetarpal & Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, JJ.), W.P.(C) 10595/2025 with CM APPL. 43940/2025, decided 25.07.2025 — Petitioners sought directions for expeditious disposal of their Appeal pending before the Ld. Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT), New Delhi. Learned ASG reported that nearly 1,600 cases are pending before DRAT Delhi; the Chairperson of DRAT Delhi had put in his papers on 04.06.2025 (though continuing to hear matters, with efforts on to appoint a successor); and the Chairperson post of DRAT Mumbai had been vacant since 07.03.2025 with additional charge held by the Chairperson of DRAT Chennai. The Court requested the Competent Authority to examine the possibility of creating another DRAT Bench for expeditious disposal and to explore assigning certain cases to Chairpersons of other Benches with lesser pendency, and requested the Chairperson, DRAT Delhi to make sincere endeavours for early disposal of the Petitioner's Appeal. Petition and application(s) disposed of accordingly.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 10595/2025, CM APPL. 43940/2025

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MRS. RICHA GOEL & ANR. .....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Sacchin Puri, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Bharat Gupta, Adv.

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Versus

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UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents

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Through: Mr. Chetan Sharma, ASG with Mr. Shashank Dixit, CGSC with Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, SPC with Mr. Amit Gupta, Mr. R.V. Prabhat, Mr. Vinay Yadav, Mr. Kunal Raj, Ms. Charu Khandelwal, Advs. for UOI

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Mr. Vipin Jai, Ms. Jainika Mohan, Advs. for R-2 Ms. Reena Jain Malhotra, Adv. for R-3, 4 and 5

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR

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O R D E R % 25.07.2025

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We have heard the learned ASG and learned counsel representing the Petitioner at length.

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The present Petition has been filed by the Petitioner seeking a limited prayer to issue directions to the Ld. Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi („DRAT‟) for expeditious disposal of the Appeal filed by the Petitioner.

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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 29/07/2025 at 12:51:50

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On the last date of hearing, this Court had requested the learned ASG to assist the Court in the matter.

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Learned ASG appears before the Court today and very graciously submits that there are five Benches of DRAT located at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Allahabad and that the Chairpersons of these five Benches are holding Courts regularly. Learned ASG further submits that the post of Chairperson of DRAT, Mumbai is vacant since 07.03.2025 and that the additional charge of Chairperson of DRAT, Mumbai has been assigned to Chairperson of DRAT, Chennai.

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This Court has drawn the attention of the learned ASG to the fact that nearly 1600 cases are pending before DRAT, Delhi. 6. Learned ASG submits that the Chairperson of DRAT, Delhi has put in his papers on 04.06.2025. However, learned ASG has assured the Court that the Chairperson of DRAT, Delhi is taking up the cases on regular basis and is attempting to dispose of the same expeditiously. Learned ASG also submits that efforts are also being made to appoint new Chairperson of DRAT, Delhi.

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In view of the aforesaid position and given the fact that nearly 1600 cases are pending, the Competent Authority is requested to examine the possibility of creating another Bench for expeditious disposal of the cases.

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The Competent Authority shall also explore the possibility of assigning certain cases to Chairpersons of the other Benches, where the pendency is less.

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The Chairperson of DRAT, Delhi is requested to make sincere endeavours for expeditious disposal of the Appeal filed by the Appellant.

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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 29/07/2025 at 12:51:50

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The Petition and application(s), if any, are accordingly disposed of with the aforegoing directions.

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ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

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HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J.

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JULY 25, 2025/jn/sh

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This is a digitally signed order. 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 29/07/2025 at 12:51:50

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