Union Bank of India v. M/S Shabd Enterprises and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Union Bank of India v. M/s Shabd Enterprises and Anr; CM(M) 2016/2025 with CM APPL. 65427/2025 & 65426/2025; High Court of Delhi; Justice Girish Kathpalia; decision dated 16.10.2025; restoration of loan recovery suit dismissed in default; non-appearance of bank and counsel; substituted service of summons not sought; dismissal of restoration applications in default; public money / exchequer; conditional restoration subject to cost of Rs.25,000/- with DHCLSC; recovery of cost from salary of erring bank officer; inquiry to fix responsibility; General Manager affidavit report; notice to Chairman and Managing Director; appearance before trial court on 29.10.2025.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed; loan recovery suit restored subject to the petitioner bank depositing cost of Rs.25,000/- with DHCLSC within two weeks, recoverable from the salary of the erring bank officer; bank directed to conduct a detailed responsibility-fixing inquiry (negligence vs deliberate attempt to help the other side), concluding within one month with the General Manager's affidavit report to the trial court within one week thereafter; copy of order to the Chairman and Managing Director; bank to appear before the trial court on 29.10.2025 at 10:00am; pending applications (CM APPL. 65427/2025 & 65426/2025) disposed of.