Ms. Urmila Devi v. Punjab National Bank and Ors.

Delhi HC18 Mar 2026W.P.(C)/3495/2026

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Urmila Devi v. Punjab National Bank & Ors., W.P.(C) 3495/2026, High Court of Delhi, order dated 18.03.2026. Challenges DRT-II order dated 24.09.2024 in TMA no. 5 of 2023 and dismissal of Praecipe No. 11/2026 dated 14.01.2026. Appeal no. 264/2024 pending before DRAT. Court permitted urgency application before DRAT; expeditious hearing; reasoned order; no unnecessary adjournments; debt recovery; petition disposed of.

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CM APPL. 16860/2026 (exemption) allowed subject to all just exceptions; petitioner permitted to move an appropriate urgency application before the concerned DRAT, which is expected to decide it expeditiously by a reasoned order; petition along with pending applications disposed of. ¶¶22

Ms. Urmila Devi Vs Punjab National Bank and Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 3495/2026 & CM APPL. 16859/2026, CM APPL. 16861/2026

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MS. URMILA DEVI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Amarnath Saini, Mr. Ajay Lakra, Mr. Lakshay Aggarwal, Mr. Himanshu Mishra, Mr. M. Pavitra & Ms. Fiza Khan, Advs.

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versus

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PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Krishna Kr. Sharma, Adv./R1 (VC) Mr. Ankit Raj, SC with Mr. Ali Mohd. Khan & Mr. Digvijay Singh, Advs. (VC)

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK CHAUDHARY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA

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O R D E R

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% 18.03.2026

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CM APPL. 16860/2026 (Exemption)

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Allowed subject to all just exceptions.

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Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

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W.P.(C) 3495/2026

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The present petition assails the Order dated 24.09.2024 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Debt Recovery Tribunal-II (“DRT”) in TMA no. 5 of 2023 (hereinafter referred to as “Impugned Order”), whereby, the learned DRT dismissed the said application filed by the Petitioner herein. The petitioner further assails the decision dated 14.01.2026 whereby Praecipe No. 11/2026 moved by the petitioner was dismissed.

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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 23/03/2026 at 11:16:29

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has already filed an appeal, being Appeal no. 264/2024, assailing the Impugned Order before the learned Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT). However, the same has not been taken up for hearing and is still pending for adjudication.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner herein had also moved a Praecipe bearing no. 11/2026 seeking urgent hearing of the appeal which was dismissed and the intimation was received by an email dated 14.01.2026.

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As the above Impugned Order is still under challenge before the learned DRAT and in view of the limited relief sought by the petitioner with regard to urgency in the matter, the petitioner is permitted to move an appropriate urgency application w before the concerned DRAT.

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As soon as the urgency application is filed, we expect that the concerned DRAT to consider and decide the said application expeditiously, after hearing the parties, by a reasoned order, without granting any unnecessary adjournments.

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In view of the aforesaid, the present petition along with pending applications, if any, is disposed of.

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VIVEK CHAUDHARY, J

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RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA, J

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MARCH 18, 2026 / pr/my/nc

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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 23/03/2026 at 11:16:29

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