Kavuru Radha Kumari ANd Others v. Canara Bank
Case brief
What is this about?
Appeal against a DRT order dismissing a SARFAESI application was held time-barred. The Tribunal rejected the plea for condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, finding the explanation regarding COVID-19 and illness insufficient and unproven.
What did the court decide?
Application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act dismissed; Appeal deemed time-barred and dismissed.
What the court decided
IN THE DEBTS RECOVERY APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AT KOLKATA
(Diary No. 478 of 2021)
(Arising out of S.A. 08 of 2015 in DRT, Visakhapatnam)
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA CHAIRPERSON
27.6.2022 Kavuru Radhakumari & Another … Appellants -VsCanara Bank & 2 Others … Respondents Mr. Soumyajit Mishra, Learned Counsel for Appellant Mr. Krishna Kishore Ganguly, Learned Counsel for Respondent Bank
THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL :
I.A. 361 of 2021
This is an application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act for condonation of delay in preferring the appeal against the judgment and order dated 4th April, 2019 passed by the Learned Presiding Officer, DRT, Visakhapatnam in S.A. 08 to 2018 (Kavuru Radhakumari & Another -vs- Authorised Officer, Canara Bank) whereby the SARFAESI Application, filed by the Appellants, was dismissed by the Learned DRT. After dismissal of the SARFAESI Application, Appellants filed a writ petition, being W.P. 17779 of 2019, before the Hon’ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amravati which was dismissed on 12th November, 2019 on the ground of availability of alternative remedy to the Appellants. Liberty was granted to the Appellants to move before the appropriate authority. Consequently, the present appeal was preferred on 26th August, 2021 with an application for condonation of delay.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the delay in filing the appeal against the DRT judgment is condonable under Section 5 of the Limitation Act.
Whether the explanation based on COVID-19 and illness sufficiently explains the delay in filing the appeal.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Kavuru Radhakumari & Another
- respondent
Canara Bank & 2 Others
Coram
Anil Kumar Srivastava
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- DRAT
- Decided on
- · June
- CNR
- 191090004782021
- Topic
- Banking and Recovery
All orders in this case
2 orders share this CNR
- Order 1 · Sukhendu Kumar Narjary
- Order 2 — this page · Anil Kumar Srivastava
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