HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
AVNEESH JHINGAN, J
Girish Chandra Chaturvedy Son Of Late Shri R.k. Chaturvedy – Appellant
Versus
Canara Bank, Arvind Marg – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. These two writ petitions are decided by this order as the facts and issues involved are similar. The facts are being taken from S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.3479/2015.
2. This petition is filed seeking quashing of orders dated 15.10.2003, 28.11.2003 and 08.08.2014, rejection of the objections by the Recovery Officer (hereinafter referred to as ‘RO’), dismissal of appeals by the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Jaipur (DRT) and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (DRAT) respectively. Further prayer is for seeking directions to hand over the vacant possession of Plot Nos.502, 503 & 512 situated in Nemi Sagar Colony, Beed Khatipura, Jaipur (hereinafter referred to as ‘plots’).
FACTS
3. The relevant facts are that on 25.08.1993 agreement to sell was executed between the petitioner and Smt. Shanti Bhargava, Madhu Bhargava & Yogendra Bhargava (collectively referred hereinafter to as ‘borrowers’). For securing the loan facility availed the borrowers had mortgaged the plots with respondent No.1—Canara Bank (hereinafter ‘the bank’). On failure of the borrowers to maintain financial discipline, the application filed by bank before the DRT for recovery of dues was allowed on 11.06.2
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