H.B.Vasudevan v. the Branch Manager
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ of certiorari under Article 226 dismissed on alternative-remedy ground; challenge to Recovery Officer-II (Debt Recovery Tribunal, Coimbatore) order dated 22.05.2024 passed under Rule 61 of the Second Schedule, Income Tax Act, 1961 read with Rule 29, Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993; grievance that recovery certificate failed to credit amounts paid; proceedings chain OA No.6/2016, DRC No.484/2019, R.P. No.1013/2019, IA No.20 of 2024; Section 30 RDB Act remedy before Debts Recovery Tribunal; parties: H.B.Vasudevan, Canara Bank Coonoor Branch, G.Beeno Ancy; counsel: Srinath Sridevan (Sr.), Bhagavath Krishnan, P.Raghunathan (M/s.T.S.Gopalan & Co.), G.Sankaran (Sr.), S.Nedunchezhiyan; bench: K.R. Shriram, Chief Justice and Mohammed Shaffiq, J.; associated application W.M.P.No.31114 of 2024; decided 26.02.2025.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to approach the Debts Recovery Tribunal under Section 30 of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 to challenge the impugned order and raise all contentions, with the rights and contentions of parties kept open; no order as to costs; interim application closed.