Mrs. Richa Goel & ANR. v. Union Of India & ORS.

$~26 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 10595/2025, CM APPL. 43940/2025 MRS. RICHA GOEL & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sacchin Puri, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Bharat Gupta, Adv.

Versus

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Chetan Sharma, ASG with Mr. Shashank Dixit, CGSC with Ms.

Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, SPC with Mr.

Amit Gupta, Mr. R.V. Prabhat, Mr. Vinay Yadav, Mr. Kunal Raj, Ms. Charu Khandelwal, Advs. for UOI Mr. Vipin Jai, Ms. Jainika Mohan, Advs. for R-2 Ms. Reena Jain Malhotra, Adv.

for R-3, 4 and 5

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR

O R D E R

% 25.07.2025 1.

We have heard the learned ASG and learned counsel representing the Petitioner at length.

2.

The present Petition has been filed by the Petitioner seeking a limited prayer to issue directions to the Ld. Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi („DRAT‟) for expeditious disposal of the Appeal filed by the Petitioner.

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3.

On the last date of hearing, this Court had requested the learned ASG to assist the Court in the matter.

4.

Learned ASG appears before the Court today and very graciously submits that there are five Benches of DRAT located at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Allahabad and that the Chairpersons of these five Benches are holding Courts regularly. Learned ASG further submits that the post of Chairperson of DRAT, Mumbai is vacant since 07.03.2025 and that the additional charge of Chairperson of DRAT, Mumbai has been assigned to Chairperson of DRAT, Chennai.

5.

This Court has drawn the attention of the learned ASG to the fact that nearly 1600 cases are pending before DRAT, Delhi. 6.

Learned ASG submits that the Chairperson of DRAT, Delhi has put in his papers on 04.06.2025. However, learned ASG has assured the Court that the Chairperson of DRAT, Delhi is taking up the cases on regular basis and is attempting to dispose of the same expeditiously. Learned ASG also submits that efforts are also being made to appoint new Chairperson of DRAT, Delhi. 7.

In view of the aforesaid position and given the fact that nearly 1600 cases are pending, the Competent Authority is requested to examine the possibility of creating another Bench for expeditious disposal of the cases.

8.

The Competent Authority shall also explore the possibility of assigning certain cases to Chairpersons of the other Benches, where the pendency is less.

9.

The Chairperson of DRAT, Delhi is requested to make sincere endeavours for expeditious disposal of the Appeal filed by the Appellant.

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10.

The Petition and application(s), if any, are accordingly disposed of with the aforegoing directions.

ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J.

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