Sanjay Jain & Anr. v. Hdfc Bank & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Sanjay Jain v. HDFC Bank, W.P.(C) 2040/2026 with CM APPL. 9987-88/2026, High Court of Delhi at New Delhi, coram Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar JJ., decided 13.02.2026. Writ petition under Article 226 read with Article 227 against Recovery Officer-II, DRT-I order dated 07.11.2025 (notice to show cause against arrest for recovery of Rs. 27,07,449.75/-) and against order dated 27.06.2024 in T.A. No. 2952/2022 (payment of Rs. 20,60,297.23/- plus pendente lite and future interest @12.00/p.a.); petitioner contended DRT-I had no jurisdiction as amount due was below Rs. 10 lacs. Court held alternative remedies existed (DRT-I; Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal), petition not maintainable, declined discretionary Article 226/227 jurisdiction, dismissed petition with pending applications.
What did the court decide?
The petition is not maintainable because the petitioner has an alternative remedy: he may approach the DRT-I itself to raise the jurisdiction question, and may approach the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal if he suffers from any order passed by the DRT-I.