IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 19675 of 2019 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BHARGAV D. KARIA ==========================================================

1	Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?
2	To be referred to the Reporter or not ?
3	Whether their Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ?
4	Whether this case involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India or any order made thereunder ?

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GUJARAT STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION Versus DEBT RECOVERY TRIBUNAL, AHMEDABAD ==========================================================

Appearance:

MR. S. M. GOHIL(3785) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 for the Respondent(s) No. 6 HARSHADA K DARJI(7537) for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3,4,5,6.1,6.2,6.3,7,8 NOTICE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 1,10,11,9 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BHARGAV D. KARIA Date : 05/04/2022

ORAL JUDGMENT

1. Leave to amend the prayer clause.

2. Heard learned advocate Mr. S.M.Gohil for the petitioner and learned advocate Ms.Harshada K. Darji for respondent Nos. 2-5, 6.1-6.3, 7 and

8.

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Ms. Harshada Darji for respondents waives service of notice of rule. Though served, no one appears for respondent Nos. 1 and 9 to 11 and therefore, rule is not required to be served upon them.

4. By this petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:

“a. This Hon’ble Court be pleased to admit and allow the present application; B. This Hon’ble Court be Pleased to Issue a Writ in the nature of Certiorari and/or any other appropriate writ, Order and/or Direction quashing an setting aside the Order dated 21/08/2019 below Exhibit 08 passed by the Hon’ble Debts Recovery Tribunal-II, Ahmedabad - the Respondent no. 1 in Securitisation Application No. 353 of 2018 qua the direction to pay Rs.

50,000/- only;

C. That pending hearing and Final disposal of the to present Petition, this Hon’ble Court be pleased to Stay the Implementation of the Order dated 21/08/2019 below Exhibit 08 passed by the Hon’ble Debts Recovery Tribunal - II Ahmedabad - the Respondent no. 1 in Securitisation Application No. 353 of 2018 qua the direction to pay Rs.

50,000/- only;

D. That Bx Parte Ad-Interim Reliefs in terms of Para C above may kindly be

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notice to the Respondents; E..Be pleased to pass any such further other reliefs that in the facts and circumstances, may be deemed fit in the interests of justice.

5. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner sanctioned loan of Rs. 63.10 lacs in the year 1993 to respondent No.2. The respondent No.2 defaulted in making payment and therefore, the petitioner initiated proceedings under sections 13 and 14 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 [‘SARFESAI Act’ for short]. The respondents-thereafter preferred Securitization Application No. 353 of 2018 before the Debt Recovery Tribunal (‘Tribunal’

for short).

6. According to the petitioner the initiation of proceedings under the SARFESAI Act, was riddled with bone fide technical errors for service of notice upon the dead person which was not within the knowledge of the petitioner.

7. The petitioner therefore sought permission before the Tribunal to withdraw the notice

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Act.

8. The Tribunal passed the following order on

12.09.2019:

“Ms. Harshada’ Darji, Ld. Counsel for Applicant.

Shri V.N. Sevak Ld. counsel for Respondent bank.

Counsel for the Respondent Financial Institution submitted that Respondent Financial Institution intends to withdraw its Securitisation process owing to some technical reasons. Whereas counsel for the Applicant strongly opposed the contentions raised on behalf of Respon

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