Union Bank of India v. M/S Ace Fab Overseas & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court writ petition by Union Bank of India against DRAT interim relief/stay continued for about three years although the appeal was filed roughly 600 days late without the certified copy of the impugned order, with defects uncleared, delay uncondoned and the pre-deposit application undecided; the bank's vacation-of-stay and maintainability/infructuousness applications were going unheard. Bench of Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar JJ (order dated 21.01.2026) directed the DRAT to take up the matter on the next fixed date of 27.03.2026, decide all applications filed by the petitioner-bank, and proceed day-to-day if not decided on that date; petition and pending applications disposed of. Keywords: DRAT, interim relief, stay, vacation of stay, pre-deposit, delay condonation, infructuous appeal, maintainability.
What did the court decide?
Directions to the DRAT to take up the matter on 27.03.2026, decide all applications filed by the petitioner-bank, and, failing decision on that date, proceed on a day-to-day basis; petition and pending applications disposed of accordingly.