Bank Of India, Thr. Auth. Officer Rept. Sh. Manoj Sonjusre v. Union Of India, Thr. Ministry Of Finance, New Delhi And ORS.

2026:BHC-NAG:4032-DB 110 WP-2052-2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO.2052 OF 2026 [Bank of India ..vs.. Union of India and Others] ______________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders.

Shri. A. T. Purohit, Advocate for Petitioner. Shri. Kartik N. Shukul, Dy. SGI for Respondent No.1. CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR AND RAJ D. WAKODE, JJ.

DATE : 10 th MARCH, 2026 .

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Heard Shri. A. T. Purohit, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri. Kartik N. Shukul, learned counsel for respondent No.1 - Union of India.

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The petitioner - Bank, a secured creditor, has initiated action against respondent Nos.2 to 8, after they committed default in repayment of a loan amounting to Rs.9.55 crores. The petitioner - Bank has approached the learned Debt Recovery Tribunal, Nagpur, and filed O.A. No.238 of 2023, which is still pending before the learned DRT.

3.

On 18.04.2025, the petitioner - Bank filed I.A. No.682 of 2025, which is at record page No.94 (Annexure-B), seeking attachment of the properties of respondent No.4 before judgment in the aforesaid O.A. However, the said I.A., filed on 18.04.2025, has not yet been decided by the learned DRT. 4.

Section 17(5) of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 prescribes a time limit of 60 days for deciding such applications. The proviso thereto permits an extension, which shall not exceed four months from the date of filing of the application.

110 WP-2052-2026 5.

In view of the aforesaid statutory provision and the urgency pointed out by learned counsel for the petitioner, we dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to the learned Debt Recovery Tribunal, Nagpur, to decide the aforesaid application, being I.A. No.682 of 2025, within a period of four weeks from the date of this order.

6.

The petitioner - Bank undertakes to produce a copy of this order before the learned DRT within a period of one week from today.

7.

The present writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs.

(RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (ANIL S. KILOR, J.) TAMBE Signed by: Mr. Ashish Tambe Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 11/03/2026 10:37:10