Govind Prasad v. The Bank of Baroda
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No.10987 of 2023, decided 12-02-2024 by Anil Kumar Sinha, J. Govind Prasad v. Bank of Baroda (Chairman cum MD; Authorized Officer, Gaya; Branch Manager, Swarajpuri Road, Gaya); counsel: Vivek Prasad for Bank, none for petitioner. Challenge to e-auction sale notice (Dainik Jagaran, 20.07.2023; auction fixed 12.09.2023) of mortgaged property, issued in terms of DRT Patna order dated 10.07.2023 in Case No. 359 of 2022. Dismissed as infructuous after full deposit/settlement of loan dues; no merits adjudicated; no statute or precedent cited; no monetary quantum stated.
What did the court decide?
In view of the Bank's submission that the petitioner had deposited the entire outstanding dues and the entire loan amount had been paid, the writ application was dismissed as having become infructuous; the merits of the challenge to the e-auction sale notice were not adjudicated.