Anil Kumar and Another v. Hdfc Ltd.

Appeal Dy. No. 761/2023 Date: 21.06.2023

Anil Kumar & Ors. Vs. HDFC Bank Ltd. and Ors.

Shri V.K. Pandey, Learned Counsel for the appellant.

Appellant has filed an Application for Waiver (I.A. No. 495/2023) praying to waiver/reduce the amount of 50% towards pre-deposit for preferring of Appeal in terms of proviso of section 18 of the Act and reducing the same to 25% towards pre-deposit on the grounds stated therein.

He has also filed an Application for Exemption (I.A. No. 494/2023) for filing the certified copy of the impugned order dated 06.06.2023 passed by DRT, Lucknow in S.A. No. 379/2023 as the same is not available at this moment and shall be filed in due course.

Ld. Counsel for the appellant has further moved an Application seeking two days time for deposit of Demand Draft towards 25% of the amount of pre-deposit.

Further during the scrutiny it was found and brought to the notice that without filing any physical copy of the Appeal before this Appellate Tribunal and by only filing it online only on 14.06.2023 the appellant approached the Hon’ble High Court on the ground that the pending Appeal is not being considered.

However, the present Appeal has been filed physically on 19.06.2023 and the Hon’ble High Court has passed the order on 14.06.2023 for consideration of Interim Stay Application, when the Appeal was not filed before this Appellate Tribunal physically.