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2017 Supreme(Mad) 124

IN the High Court of Judicature at Madras
S. MANIKUMAR AND M. GOVINDARAJ, JJ.
Mrs. B. Rajarajeshwari - Petitioner
Vs.
The Presiding Officer Debts Recovery Tribunal – II and Ors. - Respondents
Writ Petition No. 25110 of 2016
Decided On : 11-01-2017

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. SP. Srinivasan
For the Respondents: Mr. S. Sethuraman

Headnote:

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 – Section 152 – SARFAESI Act, 2002 – Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 – Sections 19, 26 and 27 – Debts Recovery Tribunal – Seeking for Direction to Vacate – Petitioner has availed Over Draft facility of Due to financial distress, she could not repay loan amount account was classified as NPA moved an application Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai. An interim order was passed directing petitioner to deposit instalments compliance of same were deposited petitioner was constrained to file of Debts Recovery Tribunal to stay proceedings of Recovery Officer based on recovery certificate issued in pending disposal file of Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai has also filed before Debts Recovery Tribunal with a prayer to withdraw recovery certificate issued pending disposal on file of Debts Recovery Tribunal Madurai – Held, Miscellaneous Application filed by writ petitioner, falls – According to the writ petitioner, she has suffered a recovery certificate for an amount more than what she has paid/deposited and she has also accepted for adjusting the same towards the loan amount and in such circumstances ought not to have been denied benefit of rectification of recovery certificate issued earlier – Tribunal is not right in stating that once recovery certificate is issued it cannot be corrected – Having held that power is conferred on Tribunal which has failed to exercise its jurisdiction we are inclined to set aside order impugned in this writ petition – Writ petition is allowed.

ORDER :

S. Manikumar, J.

The petitioner has availed Over Draft facility of Rs.15 lakhs (Rupees Fifteen lakhs only) from Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd., Royapettah, Chennai 600 014. Due to financial distress, she could not repay the loan amount. After her loan account was classified as NPA, she had paid Rs.1 lakh (Rupees One lakh only), on 28.11.2011. Thereafter, on 08.02.2012, she moved an application under the SARFAESI Act, 2002, in S.A.No.30 of 2012, before the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai. An interim order was passed, directing the petitioner, to deposit Rs.6 lakhs in two instalments. In compliance of the same, Rs.2,50,000/- and Rs.3,50,000/- were deposited, on 09.12.2012 and 08.03.2012, respectively. The petitioner has submitted that S.A.No.30 of 2012 was closed.

2. The petitioner has filed S.A.No.18 of 2015, challenging sale notice, dated 19.12.2014 and that the same is pending, on the file of the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai. In S.A.No.18 of 2015, a conditional order was passed, in I.A.No.114 of 2015, dated 23.01.2015, staying the sale auction notice, dated 19.12.2014, by which, auction was to be held, on 27.01.2015. Pursuant to the conditional stay order, petitioner deposited Rs.9 lakhs, in two instalments.

3. When the matter stood thus, the Debts Recovery Tribunal - II, Chennai, has issued a recovery certificate, in D.R.C.No.122 of 2016, dated 02.02.2016, to the Recovery Officer, for a sum of Rs.24,28,024.22, as hereunder,

S.No.

Item of costs

Amount (in Rs.)

1.

Amount determined against the defendants

18,69,520.00

2.

Interest @ 9% p.a (simple) on Rs.18,69.520.00 from 21/12/2012 to 1/12/2015

4,96,004.22

3.

Application/Court fees

22,000.00

4.

Advocate fees (as per cost memo Sr.No.10333)

40,500.00

5.

Others (As per cost memo SR.No.10333)

Nil

 

TOTAL

24,28,024.22

4. According to the petitioner, as the interest of the Bank had already been secured by the conditional order, in S.A.No.18 of 2015, on the file of the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai, issuance of Recovery Certificate, in D.R.C.No.122 of 2016, was not necessary. The petitioner has further submitted that a sum of Rs.16 lakhs, deposited in the Tribunal, during the pendency of S.A.No.30 of 2012 and S.A.No.18 of 2015, on the file of the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai, has not been taken note of, while issuing the Recovery Certificate in D.R.C.No.122 of 2016, dated 02.02.2016.

5. In such circumstances, the petitioner was constrained to file I.A.No.4869 of 2016, in D.R.C.No.122 of 2016, in O.A.No.219 of 2014, on the file of the Debts Recovery Tribunal - II, Chennai, to stay the proceedings of the Recovery Officer, based on the recovery certificate, issued in D.R.C.No.122 of 2016, dated 02.02.2016, pending disposal of S.A.No.18 of 2015, on the file of the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai. She has also filed I.A.4870 of 2016, in D.R.C.No.122 of 2016, before the Debts Recovery Tribunal - II, Chennai, with a prayer to withdraw the recovery certificate issued in D.R.C.No.122 of 2016, dated 02.02.2016, pending disposal of S.A.No.16 of 2016, on the file of the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai.

6. The Tribunal, which considered the averments relating to the deposit of Rs.15 lakhs, in S.A.No.30 of 2012 and S.A.No.18 of 2015, on the file of the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai and payment of Rs.1 Lakh, not being taken note of, while issuing the recovery certificate, dated 02.02.2016, in O.A.No.219 of 2014, vide order, dated 21.06.2016, rejected the M.A.SR.No.4870 of 2016, as hereunder:-

"Counsel for the petitioner in M.A.SR.No.4870 of 2016 and Liaison Officer of applicant bank present. Passed over and called again. M.A.Sr.No.4870 of 2016 is filed to recall DRC. But OA is allowed by this Tribunal and DRC was issued as per the OA. DRC cannot be recalled. Hence, this M.A.SR.No.4870 of













































































































































































































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