The DRT condoned a 138-day delay in re-presenting an original money recovery application. The bank cited the misplacement of case bundles by the registry as the cause, relying on a High Court judgment to justify condonation contingent on payment of court fees.
Condonation of 138 days delay allowed subject to payment of Rs.1,000 costs and filing compliance report.
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IN THE DEBTS RECOVERY TRIBUNAL-III, CHENNAI
Dated this the 12th day of December, 2025
Present: SMT. S.V. GOWRAMMA Presiding Officer
M.A. No.385 of 2025 in OA Dy. No.5537/2023
State Bank of India R.A.C.P.C. No:50, R.A. Plaza Mount Poonamallee High Road Ayyappanthangal Chennai – 600 056 Rep. by its Manager (Maintenance) ...Applicant
-Vs-
Loganathan S/o Jayabalan No.9, Vinayagar Koil Street Irungattukottai Sriperumbudur Taluk Chennai – 602 117
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Loganathan S/o Jayabalan Best Tech Engineering No.9A, Vinayagar Koil Street Near Hundai Car Factory Sriperumbudur Taluk Chennai – 602 117
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Loganathan S/o Jayabalan Flat G1, Ground Floor AGR Classic, Plot No.110, 3rd Street Shri Vijaya Nagar, Ayyanambakkam Village Ambattur Taluk, Chennai – 600 095
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Loganathan S/o Jayabalan Flat F1,First Floor AGR Classic, Plot No.110, 3rd Street Shri Vijaya Nagar, Ayyanambakkam Village Ambattur Taluk, Chennai – 600 095 ….Defendants
Counsels on record / appeared:
Counsel for Applicant : M/s. B. Jawahar
ORDER IN MA No. 385/2025
Perused the Affidavit filed on behalf of the Applicant bank and
the records of the case.
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Hon’ble High Court of Madras (At Madurai) in the judgment of V.P. Rajula -Vs.- K.J. Sakadeva Raja reported in LAWS (MAD)-2020-8-
441 feels it apt to condone the delay and give opportunity to applicant to prosecute their case.
Sd/-
(S.V. GOWRAMMA) PRESIDING OFFICER, DRT-III, CHENNAI
(Dictated to PS, transcribed by her, corrected, signed and pronounced by me in Open Court, on
this the 12th day of December, 2025)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the delay in re-presenting the Original Application should be condoned given the loss of case bundle due to registry error.
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V.P. Rajula -Vs.- K.J. Sakadeva RajaApplied¶25
V.P. Rajula -Vs.- K.J. Sakadeva Raja reported in LAWS (MAD)-2020-8-441
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State Bank of India
Loganathan
S.V. Gowramma
As recorded by the court registry
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