WP No.14150 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23.06.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN WP No.14150 of 2024 Tax Recovery Officer Room No.327a, Wanaparthy Block- III Floor, No.121 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-034. Petitioner Vs 1.IDFC First Bank (formerly Known As IDFC Bank Ltd), KRM Towers,7th Floor, Harrington Road, Chennai- 031 2.Subramanian Elangovan No.52, Muthiah Street, Vellala Teynampet, Chennai-600086 Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records on the file of the 1st respondent and quash impugned advertisement notice for E-Auction issued by the 1st Respondent in the New Indian Express newspaper dated 23.04.2024, scheduling the date of auction on 28.05.2024 and to direct the 1st respondent not to proceed with the E-Auction Sale Notice for sale of Immovable Assets under the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002. Page 1 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.14150 of 2024 For Petitioner : Mr. Avinash Krishnan Ravi Junior Standing Counsel for Mr. D.Prabhu Mukunth Arunkumar Senior Standing Counsel For Respondents : Mr. D.Pradeep Kumar for the first respondent ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) The petitioner has filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a direction to the first respondent to quash the e-auction notice dated 23.04.2024. 2. Learned counsel for the first respondent bank submitted that the borrower, the second respondent, has already settled the dues of the first respondent bank in full. The respondent bank has therefore dropped the proceedings and the e-actuion was not conducted. He further submitted that documents have also been returned back to the borrower- the second respondent. 3. In view of the aforesaid, this writ petition challenging the e- auction notice has rendered infructuous. However, the petitioner would be at liberty to workout his remedies in accordance with law. Page 2 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.14150 of 2024 4. With this observation, the writ petition is disposed of. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, WMP Nos.15336 and 15334 of 2024 are closed. (SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CJ.) (G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.) 23.06.2026 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No tar To IDFC First Bank (formerly Known As IDFC Bank Ltd), KRM Towers,7th Floor, Harrington Road, Chennai- 031 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.14150 of 2024 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN , J. (tar) WP No.14150 of 2024 23.06.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis