Writ petition challenging DRT orders and a recovery certificate in a debt recovery matter was not decided on merits. Counsel sought leave to withdraw, intending to file an Article 227 petition against the Tribunal's order. The court permitted withdrawal with liberty and disposed of the petition.
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SONAL GUPTA AND ANR .....Petitioners
Through: Mr. Neeraj Gupta with Mr. Rajat Asija, Advs.
versus
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK .....Respondent Through: Mr. Santosh Kumar Rout, Adv.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK CHAUDHARY HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR
O R D E R % 12.01.2026
CM APPL. 1643/2026
W.P.(C) 337/2026
a. Issue a Writ of Certiorari, or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, quashing the impugned order dated 08.12.2025 passed by the Debt Recovery Tribunal-I, Delhi in Miscellaneous Application No. 74 of 2025 in T.A. No. 1723 of 2022;
b. Issue a Writ of Certiorari, or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, quashing the ex-parte final order dated 15.02.2025 and the consequential Recovery Certificate No. 127/2025 issued in T.A. No. 1723 of 2022;
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c. Issue a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, directing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-I, Delhi to restore the T.A. No. 1723 of 2022 to its original number and decide the same on merits after affording the Petitioners a full opportunity of hearing, leading evidence of the fraud allegations, and cross-examination;
d. Award the costs of this petition in favour of the Petitioners; and/or
VIVEK CHAUDHARY, J
RENU BHATNAGAR, J
JANUARY 12, 2026 yk/kp/tr
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sonal Gupta And Anr
Punjab National Bank
Vivek Chaudhary
Renu Bhatnagar
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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