2023 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 35627
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WP No. 25198 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
WRIT PETITION NO. 25198 OF 2022 (GM-DRT)
BETWEEN:
MR. DINESH RAMACHANDRA
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS
S/O MR. RAMACHANDRA
RESIDING AT NO 81,
14TH MAIN ROAD,16TH CROSS,
4TH SECTOR HSR LAYOUT
BENGALURU - 560 102.
&PETITIONER
(BY SRI. ARJUN RAO, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
THE REGISTRAR
DEBTS RECOVERY TRIBUNAL - I
BENGALURU, 4, HAYES ROAD
SHANTHALA NAGAR RICHMOND TOWN,
BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 025.
2.
M/S. BHAVANA FARMS
REPRESENTED BY ITS
PARTNER MR. N SREENIVASA
S/O LATE NARAYAN SETTY
AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS
RESIDING AT HOUSE NO.296,
16TH CROSS, SADASHIVANAGAR
BANGALORE - 560 080.
3.
BANK OF BARODA
Digitally signed
by PADMAVATHI
B K
Location: HIGH
COURT OF
KARNATAKA
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WP No. 25198 of 2022
REPRESENTED BY ITS
AUTHOIRIZED OFFICER
ZONAL STRESSED ASSET
RECOVERY BRANCH, 7TH FLOOR,
VIJAYA TOWERS, 41/2, M G ROAD
BENGALURU - 560 001.
&RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT.NATASH.N.MURTHY ADVOCATE FOR R3)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND
227
OF
THE
CONSTITUTION
OF
INDIA,
PRAYING
TO
DIRECTING THE HON'BLE DEBT RECOVERY TRIBUNAL-I,
BENGALURU TO DISPOSE S.A.116 OF 2022 RESERVED FOR
ORDERS ON 26.05.2022, ANNEXURE-L EXPEDITIOUSLY BY
PASSING APPROPRIATE ORDERS.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING,
THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
Heard Sri Arjun Rao, learned counsel appearing for the
petitioner and Smt. Natasha N. Murthy, learned counsel
appearing for respondent No.3.
2. The petitioner is before this Court seeking an
innocuous prayer i.e. a direction by issuance of writ in the
nature of mandamus to the Debt Recovery Tribunal- I, to
dispose of SA No.116/2022 which is reserved for orders on
26-5-2022.
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3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits
that the arguments are concluded and judgment was reserved
on 26th May 2022. It is the further submission of the
petitioner that the matter was listed on 12th August 2022, on
which day, the Tribunal notices that there are other connected
matters which are necessary to be disposed of and reserved the
matter for orders.
4. The submission is, till date no orders are passed on
any of the cases which the DRT sought to include in terms of
the order dated 12th August 2022. Therefore, the Debt
Recovery Tribunal, shall endeavour to conclude the proceedings
of the petitioner or any other connected cases as is observed in
the order dated 12th August 2022, as expeditiously as
possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of
receipt of the copy of this order, if not earlier.
Sd/-
JUDGE
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