The DRT Chennai allowed an application for condonation of a 3-year delay in re-presenting an Original Application filed by a bank for debt recovery, relying on the Madras High Court judgment of V.P. Rajula.
Condonation of delay of 1338 days; direction to pay Rs.3,000/- court fee and file compliance report.
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IN THE DEBTS RECOVERY TRIBUNAL-III, CHENNAI
Dated this the 2nd day of January 2026
Present: SMT. S.V. GOWRAMMA Presiding Officer
M.A. No. 398 of 2025 in OA Dy. No.372/2020
Canara Bank (CNRB0000907)
Rep by its Chief Manager
Kellys Branch
207, Purasawalkam High Road
Chennai-600 007 ....Applicant
-Vs-
Rep by its Proprietor Mr. M.Abu Thahir 65, 2nd Floor, Perianna Maistry Street Periamet, Chennai-600 003.
Counsels on record / appeared:
Counsel for Applicant : M/s. S.Pandurangan
ORDER IN MA No. 398/2025
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Perused the Affidavit filed on behalf of the Applicant bank
and the records of the case.
of 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 2nd day of January, 2026)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the delay of 1338 days in re-presenting the Original Application for recovery can be condoned.
Whether the bank is entitled to prosecute its case despite the delay due to non-compliance by earlier counsel.
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V.P. Rajula -Vs.- K.J. Sakadeva RajaRelied on¶25
LAWS (MAD)2020-8-441
Canara Bank
M/s. Bright Leather Exports
Mr. M.Abu Thahir
Mrs. Thaslim Banu
S.V. Gowramma
As recorded by the court registry
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