Allowed

Indian Overseas Bank v. M/s. Hotel Saroj Krishna

DRT30 Nov 2023TA/743/2022

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What is this about?

Under Section 19 of the RDB Act 1996, the Tribunal allowed an application filed by Indian Overseas Bank to recover Rs. 5,23,69,651/- with interest from the defendants, who failed to repay availed credit facilities and loans.

What did the court decide?

Recovery of Rs. 5,23,69,651/- plus future and pendentelite interest at 13.95% (simple) from the date of filing, with a Recovery Certificate issued to the recovery officer.

Indian Overseas Bank versus M/s. Hotel Saroj Krishna — Contract and Commercial Disputes | DRT (2023)

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IN THE DEBT RECOVERY TRIBUNAL-II, CHENNAI

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Dated this 30^th day of November, 2023

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PRESENT : SHRI T.RAJESH PRESIDING OFFICER

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TA.No.743 OF 2022

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(Old OA No.380/2019-DRT-I, Chennai)

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INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK, (IFSC CODE:IOBA0000103) Vellore Main Branch, No.59, Bangalore Road, Vellore-632001. Rep. by its Chief Manager, Mr. Suhail Azeem.

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… APPLICANT Vs

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M/s. HOTEL SAROJ KRISHNA,

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Rep.by its PartnersMr. P.V.Reddy Prasad & Mrs. P.Shobha, No.2-128/1, Puttur Road, Kongareddypally, Chitoor-517001.

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Mr.P.Reddy Prasad, S/o. P V Venkata Seshaiah, No.10-A, 4^th East Cross Street, Gandhi Nagar, Vellore-632006.

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Mrs. P.Shoba, W/o. Mr.P V Reddy Prasad, No.10-A, 4^th East Cross Street, Gandhi Nagar, Vellore-632006. … DEFENDANTS

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Counsel for Applicant : M/s.A.Sermaraj. Defendants : Exparte. …..

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O R D E R

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The above Transfer Application is filed under section 19 of the Recovery of Debt and Bankruptcy Act seeking recovery of Rs.5,23,69,651/-with further interest from the date of filing of the OA and also by allowing the same to be recovered from the defendants jointly and severally and by sale of schedule mentioned properties.

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The above original application is filed before the DRT-I and stood transferred to this Tribunal and renumbered as above.

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The case of the applicant can be encapsulated as follows:-

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The 1^st defendant a partnership firm with other defendants as its partners had applied for and availed the following facilities from the applicants.

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SL.NO	Credit Facility	Amount
1.	Miscellaneous Cash Credit	Rs. 50 Lakhs
2.	Term loan	Rs.328.50 lakhs

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It is also stated that the above facilities were availed after execution of necessary loan documents by defendants obliging themselves to repay the amount promptly and regularly, without fail.

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Apart from execution of the necessary loan documents, the 2^nd and 3^rd

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defendants had created security by way of equitable mortgage over

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the schedule mentioned properties. Apart from execution of the

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necessary loan documents, hypothecation over the

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machineries/vehicles and Book debts was offered as the security for repayment of the loan. The defendants had also executed revival letters.

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Even though the defendants had obliged themselves to repay the amount promptly and regularly, he failed to do so resulting defaults in the account and the same being declared as NPA on 30.09.2014.

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The applicant’s officials had on many occasions approached the defendants requesting them to repay the account and despite the same, no effort was made by the defendants to get the account regularized over to pay back the amount. Even as no repayment was made despite repeated request, the applicant on 09.04.2015 caused to issue a demand notice requiring repayment of the amount due in the account.

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It is also the case of the applicant that despite repeated reminders and requests the defendants had failed to make the repayment forcing the applicant to file this OA seeking recovery of the amount due in the account with further interest and cost.

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Even though defendants entered appearance and filed vakalat, they did not chose to file written statement and subsequently failed to appear. Hence they were set exparte on 18.08.2023.

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The applicant had let in evidence through AW1 who had sworn to a Proof Affidavit in terms of the pleadings in the OA and also produced Exhibits A1 to A28 and got the same marked.

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Heard the counsel for the applicant and considered the contention as taken in the OA in the light of documentary evidence and proof affidavit. The following issues arise for consideration in this matter.

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i) Whether the applicant had succeeded in proving the OA claim?

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ii) What orders are to be passed?

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Both these issues are gone into and decided together.

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The case put forth by the applicant in the Application remains unrebutted as defendants remain exparte. The evidence tendered by the applicant remains uncontroverted and undisputed. The evidences put forth by the applicant were found admissible. From the statement of accounts as produced by the applicant, it is evident that the amount as claimed in the OA is outstanding in the account, which the applicant is entitled to get recovered from the defendants and their assets (including the schedule mentioned property). The

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claim of the applicant is well within the period of limitation and there is no Capitalization of penal interest. Since the OA claim arrived at by calculating interest at agreed rate with monthly rest and the same is not declined, this Tribunal is of the view that the future as well as pendentelite interest can be awarded at simple rate.

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In view of the finding as entered above

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i) TA.No.743/2022 stands allowed.

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ii) Applicant is permitted to recover an amount of Rs.5,23,69,651/- with future and pendentelite interest @ 13.95%(simple) from the date of filing of the TA till realization from the defendants after giving credit to all the amount recovered and received during the pendency of the TA.

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iii) A Recovery Certificate is to be drawn and issued to the recovery officer to enable recovery of the amount as per the above terms.

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iv) Applicant is allowed to realize cost of the proceedings for which cost memo is to be filed in 7 days’ time from the date of receipt of the copy of the order.

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Communicate a copy of the order to the parties concerned in terms of

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Section 19(21)(i) of the RDB Act, read with Rule 16 of DRT (Procedure) Rules, 1993.

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( Dictated to PA, transcribed by him, corrected, signed and pronounced by me in the Open Court, this 30^th day of November, 2023 )

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Sd./(T.RAJESH) PRESIDING OFFICER DRT-II, CHENNAI

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Indian Overseas Bank v. M/s. Hotel Saroj Krishna

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