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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 13948

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
BASANT BALAJI, J
RAJAN – Appellant
Versus
ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 23210 OF 2017

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SMT.T.B.MINI
For the Respondents: SRI. K. M. FAISAL, GP, SRI. SAJI P. JOSEPH, SC, ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE

The court ruled that once a sale certificate is issued and confirmed to a third party, the petitioner's ability to seek redress through the DRT is negated.

Headnote:This judgment pertains to WP

(C) No. 23210 of 2017 in the High Court of Kerala, where the petitioner seeks a directive for the application filed to be numbered by the DRT for bench consideration. The court noted that the secured property was sold, and a sale certificate was issued, confirmed to a third party, leading to the closure of the writ petition. The primary issue involved the ability of the petitioner to contest the sale of property. The court determined that given the confirmation of the sale, the petitioner's application could not proceed. The writ petition stands closed.

Table of Content
1. petitioner seeks directive for application consideration. (Para 1)
2. property was sold; writ petition resolved. (Para 2)

JUDGMENT

(Dated this the 26^th day of February, 2026)

The reliefs sought for in this writ petition is to direct the registry of the DRT to number the application filed by the petitioner and send to Bench for its consideration.

2. The learned Counsel for the respondent submits that, the property secured was sold, sale certificate was issued and sale stands confirmed in the name of a 3^rd party.

In view of the above submission, the writ petition stands closed.

Sd/-

BASANT BALAJI JUDGE

ACS

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 13948

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAMBASANT BALAJI, JRAJAN – AppellantVersusORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE – RespondentWP(C) NO. 23210 OF 2017

The court ruled that once a sale certificate is issued and confirmed to a third party, the petitioner's ability to seek redress through the DRT is negated.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
BASANT BALAJI, J
RAJAN – Appellant
Versus
ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 23210 OF 2017