Order

We see no reason why the High Courts in such matters filed by the defendants in suits instituted by the banks before the Debt Recovery Tribunal should more or less as a matter of course grant stay of proceedings before the Tribunals. The very purpose of setting up the Tibunals will be lost by granting stay merely because there is chal­lenge to the notification constituting the Tribunal. In the present case, the High Court has rightly come to the conclusion that as the proceedings were initiated in the State of Madhya Pradesh, the Allaha­bad High Court had no jurisdiction.

The special leave petition is dismissed.

(S.P.M.) SLP dismissed.

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Parallel Citations of other Journals :

Sita Ram Singhania v. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. & Ors., 1999(5) Supreme 361 : (1999) 4 SCC 382 : 1999(3) Comp LJ 170 : AIR 1999 SC 2180

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