Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited v. The Registrar

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 10.04.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited Chinthamani Branch represented by its Chief Manager / Authorised Officer 248-B Rekha Towers Kamarajar Salai, Madurai-625 009 ... Petitioner -vs1.The Registrar Debts Recovery Tribunal Kalyani Towers 4/162, Madurai-Melur Road (Near Meenakshi Mission Hospital) Uthangudi Post, Madurai 2.K.Sonaimuthu 3.K.Senthilkumar 4.Pandiarajan 5.K.Sornasundari 6.Saravanakumar

7.K.Indragandhi 8.K.Raja 9.Subbulakshmi ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai, to expedite the proceedings S.A.No.515 of 2018 pending on its file either by itself or by placing it before the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Coimbatore (in-charge of DRT, Madurai) and dispose the same within a reasonable time period to be determined by this Court.

For Petitioner :

Mr.N.Dilip Kumar

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.] Prayer in this writ petition reads as follows: "For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit it is prayed that this Hon'ble court may be pleased to issue a Writ of MANDAMUS or any other writ, order or direction in the nature of WRIT directing the Hon'ble Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai, to expedite the proceedings S.A.No.515 of 2018 pending on its file either by itself or by

placing it before the Hon'ble Debts Recovery Tribunal, Coimbatore (in-charge of DRT, Madurai) and dispose the same within a reasonable time period to be determined by this Hon'ble Court and pass such further or other orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the above facts and circumstances of this case and thus render justice."

2. Considering the limited grievance of the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself and since we are not passing orders on the merits of the case, notice to the respondents is deemed unnecessary.

3. The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai, to expedite the proceedings in S.A.No.515 of 2018 and dispose of the same within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.

[R.S.M., J.] [L.V.G., J.] 10.04.2023 NCC :

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R.SUBRAMANIAN , J.

and L.VICTORIA GOWRI , J.

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