Writ petitions filed by Magma Housing Finance Ltd. for a direction to District Collectors to dispose of pending Section 14 SARFAESI Act applications within 30 days were allowed.
Direction to respondent to dispose of the applications preferably within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 28.11.2018
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH AND THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE R.THARANI
W.P.(MD)Nos.18518 to 18521 of 2018
Magma Housing Finance Ltd., Rep. By its Authorised Officer, M.Shiva Sudhaakar Navins Presidium 7-A B-Block New No.17-19 Old 103 Nelson Manickam Road Chennai. : Petitioner in all W.Ps. Vs.
The District Collector cum District Magistrate, District Collector Office, Madurai District, Madurai. : Respondent in WP(MD)Nos.18518 & 18521/2018
The District Collector cum District Magistrate, District Collector Office, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai. : Respondent in WP(MD)No.18519/2018 The District Collector cum District Magistrate, District Collector Office, Dindigul District, Dindigul. : Respondent in WP(MD)No.18520/2018
Common PRAYER: Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writs of Mandamus to direct the respondent to expeditious disposal of the application filed by the petitioner company under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act filed on 14.03.2018, 26.03.2018, 12.02.2018, 14.03.2018 respectively, on merits within a time bound manner that may be https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ fixed by this Court.
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For Petitioner : Mr.V.R.Poobalan (in all Wps) For Respondent : Mr.M.Jeyakumar (in all Wps) Additional Government Pleader
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by R.SUBBIAH, J]
These Writ Petitions have been filed to direct the respondent to dispose of the application, which has been filed on 14.03.2018, 26.03.2018 and 12.02.2018, by the petitioner Company under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act.
2.Since the scope of the prayer made in these writ petitions is very limited, we are not traversing into the entire submissions made in the affidavit. However, it is pointed out that as per Proviso to Section 14 (ix) of the SARFAESI Act, the order has to be passed by the District Collector within a period of 30 days and if the order could not be passed within 30 days for reasons beyond his control, he may, after recording reasons in writing, pass orders within such period, but not exceeding in aggregate 60 days. So far as the present cases are concerned, the applications of the petitioner are pending for the past so many months.
3.We find some justification in the prayer made by the petitioner. Hence, this Court directs the respondent to dispose of the applications filed by the petitioner, on various dates, preferably, within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
4.With the above direction, these writ petitions are disposed of. No costs.
Sd/Assistant Registrar (P&A)
/True Copy/
Sub Assistant Registrar (CS-IV)
To
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RR
TE/BK/SAR-4 : 26/12/2018 : 3P/9C
Order made in W.P.(MD)Nos.18518 to 18521 of 2018 Dated: 28.11.2018
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the District Collector is directed to expeditiously dispose of pending applications filed under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Magma Housing Finance Ltd., Rep. By its Authorised Officer, M.Shiva Sudhaakar
The District Collector cum District Magistrate, District Collector Office, Madurai District, Madurai
The District Collector cum District Magistrate, District Collector Office, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai
The District Collector cum District Magistrate, District Collector Office, Dindigul District, Dindigul
R.SUBBIAH
R.THARANI
As recorded by the court registry
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