M/S.Gajapriya Hotel Private Limited v. Canara Bank
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 22.12.2021
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN and W.M.P.(MD) No.19241 of 2021 M/s.Gajapriya Hotel Private Limited, Rep. by its Managing Director, Mrs.G.Navapavithra, D/o.M.Ganesan, W/o.D.Vikram, Having Office at No.5 & 6, Royal Road, Cantonment, Tiruchirapalli - 620 001, And residing at:
No.4A, Alexandria Road, Cantonment, Tiruchirapalli - 620 001.
... Petitioner Vs.
Canara Bank, Rep. By its Authorised Officer / Chief Manager, Trichy Railway Junction Branch, 1st Floor, City Towers, No.1, Royal Road, Cantonment, Tiruchirapalli - 620 001.
... Respondent Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for all the relevant records pertaining to the impugned E-auction Sale Notice dated : 29.11.2021 in Reference No.SARF/TRJ-GPH/2021-22, fixing the date of sale as 30.12.2021 and quash the same and to direct the respondent to consider the petitioner's case for extending relief under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) of the respondent Bank. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Parthasarathy, Senior Counsel, for M/s.J.Sanjey Vignesh For Respondent : Mr.Pethu Rajesh Standing Counsel
O R D E R
(Order of the Court was made by PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA,J.) The Writ Petition is directed against the sale notice, dated 28.07.2021, issued under Section 13(4) of Securitisation and Page 1/3
Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 read with Rules 8 & 9 of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002, wherein the sale has been fixed on 30.12.2021.
2.Heard Mr.S.Parthasarathy, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.Pethu Rajesh, learned Standing Counsel, who accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. 3.By consent of both sides, this Writ Petition itself is taken up for final disposal at the time of admission. 4.Against the Sale Notice, S.A.No.600 of 2021 has been filed by the petitioner before the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai. As there is no Presiding Officer in the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai, the Writ Petition is filed before this Court. According to the petitioner/borrower, the outstanding amount is Rs.4 Crores (approximately). The matters pertaining to Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai, are being entertained by the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Coimbatore on Fridays of every week. 5.
The learned Standing Counsel, who accepted notice on behalf of the respondent, stated that S.A.No.600 of 2021 is also listed on 24.12.2021 before the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Coimbatore. In such an event, it is open to the petitioner to appear before the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Coimbatore and argue all the points available to them. In the event, S.A.No.600 of 2021 is not taken on 24.12.2021, the petitioner would deposit Rs.1 Crore to the Credit of S.A.No.600 of 2021, on the file of the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai, on or before 29.12.2021 as the sale is fixed on 30.12.2021. If the amount is deposited on or before 29.12.2021, the sale fixed on 30.12.2021 may be postponed and the petitioner shall take appropriate orders from the Debts Recovery Tribunal.
In the event of default by the petitioner in depositing the said amount, it is open to the Bank to continue with the sale. 6.The Writ Petition stands disposed of with the above directions. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) sj Note :
In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, Page 2/3
ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate / litigant concerned.
To 1.The Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai.
2.The Debt Recovery Tribunal, Coimbatore.
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