Allowed

State Bank of India v. Harinder

DRT30 Jun 2026OA/1005/2024

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What is this about?

The Tribunal allowed the Original Application filed by State Bank of India for issuance of a Recovery Certificate against the defendant for an outstanding housing loan of Rs. 41 lakhs, permitting recovery with reduced simple interest of 8%.

What did the court decide?

OA allowed; applicant directed to recover Rs 41,47,815 plus 8% simple interest; Recovery Certificate to be drawn and transferred to Recovery.

State Bank of India versus Harinder — Contract and Commercial Disputes | DRT (2026)

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IN THE DEBTS RECOVERY TRIBUNAL II, KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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Dated this 30^th Day of June, 2026

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Present: Sri. T. RAJESH Presiding Officer OA.No.1005/2024

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BETWEEN:

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State Bank of India Branch office at: 11/90, 3^rd floor, JC road, Bengaluru – 560 002

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Represented by its Chief Manager

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Mr. Nagendra N …APPLICANT

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AND:

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Mr. Harinder Mehta S/o. Inder Singh Mehta

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Residing at: No. 1789, Gall No. 4,

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SGM Nagar, Faridabad – 121 001 ...DEFENDANT

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Counsel on record/appeared for:

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Applicant : Vinay Paul T K Defendant : Ex parte

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FINAL ORDER

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The present Original Application in short (OA) has been filed

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under section 19 of Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act 1993 seeking for issuance of Recovery Certificate against the defendant for

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Rs 41,47,815/- (Rupees Forty-One Lakhs Forty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifteen Only) with further interest thereon from the date of filing the Application till realization.

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It is the case of the applicant that, the defendant is availed a housing loan of Rs. 37,85,000/- (Rupees Thirty-Seven Lakhs EightyFive Thousand Only) for to purchase the schedule property.

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It is also the case of the applicant that, in view of the above availed loan, the defendant executed the necessary loan document along with deposit of title deeds.

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It is further contended that, despite availing the credit facility, agreeing to service the loan amount promptly and regularly, the defendant failed in complying the same, resulting in default in repayment and consequentially turning the loan accounts as NPA.

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In the above circumstances, the applicant approached this Tribunal by filing this OA seeking issuance of Recovery Certificate for the amount due in the account.

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Despite, service of summons on the defendant, he failed to appear, resulting the defendant being set ex parte on 12.02.2026.

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The applicant had let in evidence through AW-1, who filed Proof Affidavit reiterating the contentions taken in the OA and also produced Exhibits A-1 to A-05 and got the same marked in evidence.

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Heard the Ld. Counsel for the Applicant and considered the contentions as taken in the OA in the light of documentary evidence

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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

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claim as against the defendant?

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ii) What order 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 defendant remained ex parte. The evidence tendered by the applicant remains uncontroverted and undisputed.

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The evidences put forth by the applicant were found admissible

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and are sufficient to prove availment of credit facility as stated in the OA, and the defaults committed in the accounts. The liability of the defendant and the claim of the amount due is also proved by the

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above documents. The claim of the applicant is well within the limitation.

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Hence in view of the finding arrived herein above, the Tribunal

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finds that both these issues are in favour of applicant and hence, this Tribunal is of the view that OA is to be allowed.

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Taking into consideration the facts that the credit facility is

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availed for Housing purpose and also that the OA claim is arrived at

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by calculating interest at the agreed rate, this Tribunal is of the view

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that the OA can be allowed with a reduced interest of 8.00% (simple).

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In the result, OA.No.1005/2024, stands allowed,

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i) The applicant is allowed to recover an aggregate sum of Rs 41,47,815/- (Rupees Forty-One Lakhs Forty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifteen Only) with further interest @8.00% p.a.(simple) from the date of filing OA till the realization, from the defendant personally, after giving credit to all the amount recovered and received during the pendency of the OA and allowed the same to be recovered by proceeding against the schedule properties. Properties schedule to the OA be the schedule to the recovery certificate.

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ii) If the sale proceeds are not found sufficient to cover the amount due and payable to the applicant bank, the defendant personally and his assets are liable for all such amounts due under the loan accounts.

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iii) The applicant bank is allowed cost of the proceedings which applicant to file cost memo within 7 days from the date of receipt of the order.

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iv) The Recovery Certificate to be drawn in terms of this order and transferred to Recovery for execution.

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v) Interim application pending, if any, are disposed of with this

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Final Order.

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15. Communicate a copy of the order to the parties concerned in

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terms of Section 19(21)(i) of the RDB Act, read with Rule 16 of DRT

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(Procedure) Rules, 1993.

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[Dictated to the Stenographer (HS), transcribed by her, corrected and signed and pronounced by me in the Open Court, this the 30^th Day of June, 2026].

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Sd/-

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(T. RAJESH) PRESIDING OFFICER

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ANNEXURES WITNESSES EXAMINED FOR THE APPLICANT BANK:

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AW-1: Jithin Raja Gopalan, Chief Manager, of Applicant Bank.

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Exhibits on the part of the Applicant:

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Exhibits	Description of loan documents
A-1	Arrangement letter dated 10.05.2022
A-2	Agreement of loan dated 10.05.2022
A-3	Memorandum of deposit of title deeds dated 13.05.2022
A-4	Demand notice dated 13.03.2023
A-5	Statement of Account
Witness	Examined for the Defendant: -Nil -
List of Do	cuments Exhibited for the Defendant: -Nil -

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Sd/-

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(T. RAJESH) PRESIDING OFFICER

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