2026 INSC 237 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3362 OF 2026 [Arising out of SLP (C) No. 2122 of 2022]

OM SAKTHI SEKAR … APPELLANT(S)

VERSUS V. SUKUMAR & ORS. … RESPONDENT(S)

J U D G M E N T

R. MAHADEVAN, J.

Leave granted.

2. This Civil Appeal has been filed against the judgment and order dated 06.02.2020 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras, Hereinafter referred to as “the High Court” in W.P. No. 33872 of 2017, whereby the High Court upheld the conclusion arrived at by the Debts Recovery Tribunal-I, For short, “the DRT”, Chennai and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Digitally signed by Chennai, while remitting the case to the DRT for reconsideration of the valuation of Schedule A to E properties in the recovery proceedings, and accordingly disposed of the writ petition. The High Court further observed that in the event the properties were found to have been sold for a lower value than Signature Not Verified V D I a S te H : A 2 L 0 2 A 6 N .0 A 3 N .1 D Reason:

3 For short, “the DRAT”

their actual worth, the appellant herein may be directed to make good the difference.

3. This Court by order dated 18.02.2022 granted an order of stay o