Sumitra Devi v. Debts Recovery Tribunal II and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CWP-14779-2026 (O&M); Sumitra Devi v. Debts Recovery Tribunal-II and Ors; decided 27.05.2026; Suvir Sehgal, J. (author) with Vikas Suri, J.; writ disposed of with direction to DRT to decide MA-104-2025 seeking setting aside of ex parte decree (order dated 06.02.2023 accepting Bank's Original Application and recovery certificate; ex parte proceedings 02.11.2022 without service, per counsel) preferably within three months; liberty to petitioner for interim relief before DRT; CM-8832-CWP-2026 allowed, annexures P-4 to P-8 taken on record.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the DRT to dispose of the petitioner's pending application (MA-104-2025 for setting aside the ex parte decree) expeditiously, preferably within three months of communication of the order; liberty to the petitioner to seek interim relief before the DRT