M/S Roopesh Provision Stores v. the Authorized Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Disposed writ petition (GM-DRT) before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (Lalitha Kanneganti, J., 16.03.2026): M/s Roopesh Provision Stores sought certiorari against a Sale Certificate dated 03.02.2025 issued by the Authorized Officer of Arka Fincap Limited (respondent No.1) and mandamus to make the Bank honour its letter dated 27.12.2024 foreclosing the loan on payment of Rs.40,00,000/-. An earlier challenge to the sale notice had been disposed of on limitation grounds. The Court held the remedy lies before the DRT, disposed of the petition with liberty, granted the Section 14 Limitation Act benefit, and closed pending I.As.; no quashing or mandamus was granted. Search terms: sale certificate; DRT; foreclosure; Arka Fincap Limited; authorized officer; writ of certiorari; writ of mandamus; Section 14 Limitation Act; Articles 226 227 Constitution; GM-DRT.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail the appropriate remedy in accordance with law (which, per the Court's finding, lies before the DRT); benefit of Section 14 of the Limitation Act conferred; all pending I.As. closed. Neither the certiorari quashing of the Sale Certificate nor the mandamus on the foreclosure letter was granted.