High Court refrains from intervention once Debts Recovery Tribunal resumes functioning for stay petitions.

JUDGMENT

Dated this the 01^st day of April, 2026 This OP (DRT) is filed by the petitioner seeking the following reliefs:

i) Issue a direction to the Debts Recovery Tribunal-I, Ernakulam, to take up and pass appropriate orders on Exhibit P3 stay petition in S.A. No. 809 of 2026 at the earliest.

ii) Issue an order restraining the Respondent from proceeding further on the basis of Exhibit P2 notice till the disposal of Exhibit P3 stay petition by the Tribunal.”

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the 2^nd respondent.

3. This OP (DRT) is filed by the petitioner seeking the afore reliefs, only because of absence of regular sitting in the Debts Recovery Tribunal at the relevant time and since, the petitioner could not avail his statutory remedy. Admittedly, the Debts Recovery Tribunal has now started functioning and according to the learned counsel for the petitioner, Ext.P3 stay petition (Diary No.1007 of 2026-unnumbered I.A. of 2026 in S.A.No.809 of 2025) is now posted for consideration on 07.04.2026 before the Debts Recovery Tribunal.

4. In such circumstances, I am of the view that nothing further survives for consideration in this original petition.

Ergo, this original petition is dismissed, with liberty to the petitioner to pursue his remedy in the Debts Recovery Tribunal.