The Debt Recovery Tribunal allowed a maintenance application for condonation of delay of 370 days filed by a bank in re-presenting an Original Application for money recovery.
Condonation of delay of 370 days in re-presenting the OA, subject to payment of Rs. 1,000/- as cost and filing compliance report.
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IN THE DEBTS RECOVERY TRIBUNAL-III, CHENNAI
Dated this the 19th day of December 2025
Present: SMT. S.V. GOWRAMMA Presiding Officer
M.A. No.390 of 2025 in OA Dy. No.522/2025
Punjab National Bank Formerly Oriental Bank of Commerce T. Nagar Branch Now transferred to Circle Sastra Center, Spencer Plaza, Second Floor Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002 Rep by its Chief Manager ….Applicant -Vs-
Counsels on record / appeared:
Counsel for Applicant : M/s. G. Jehanathan
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ORDER IN MA No. 390/2025
Perused the Affidavit filed on behalf of the Applicant bank and
the records of the case.
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.
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Sd/-
(S.V. GOWRAMMA) PRESIDING OFFICER, DRT-III, CHENNAI
(Dictated to Steno (Arti), transcribed by her, corrected, signed and pronounced by me in Open Court, on this the 19th day of December, 2025)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the delay of 370 days in re-presenting the Original Application by the bank due to lacuna in records, shifting of counsel office, and accident warrants condonation.
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V.P. Rajula Vs. K.J. Sakadeva RajaRelied on¶19
V.P. Rajula Vs. K.J. Sakadeva Raja reported in LAWS (MAD)-2020-8-441
Punjab National Bank Formerly Oriental Bank of Commerce T. Nagar Branch
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Sumathi Srinivas
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S.V. Gowramma
As recorded by the court registry
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