1. These intra-court appeals are directed against the order dated 08.08.2017 in W.P.Nos.35597-35601/2017 and 35602-35604/2017, whereby the learned Single Judge, while disposing of the said writ petitions filed by the tenants/lessees of the borrowers, has not only accepted the submissions of the parties that the tenants were to be provided an opportunity to approach the Debts Recovery Tribunal (‘DRT’) under Section 17(4A) of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (‘SARFAESI Act’), but has further proceeded to issue generalised directions, purportedly to the effect that even the borrowers have a right to be heard under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act.

2. These intra-court appeals were initially considered by a Division Bench of this Court on 20.06.2018 and taking note of the submissions made on behalf of the appellant with reference to the decisions of the High Courts of Gujarat, Allahabad and Bombay, these appeals were admitted for consideration and the part of order impugned, to the extent it holds that the borrowers are entitled to be heard under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, was stayed.

3. In these appeals