INDIAN BANK REPRESENTED THRO ITS CHIEF MANAGER MR SHRI SURESH CHANDRA CHAUHAN v. DEBTS RECOVERY TRIBUNAL RANCHI, REPRESENTED THRO ITS REGISTRAR
WPC/1993/2024 · 2025-08-06
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI (Civil Writ Jurisdiction) W.P. (C) No.1993 of 2024 ---- Indian Bank, a body corporate constituted under the Banking Companies (Acquisition & Transfer of Undertakings) Act 1970, having one of its Branch Office namely Stressed Asset Management Branch, Ranchi, represented through its Chief Manager, Mr. Shri Suresh Chandra Chauhan, S/o Surya Bali Chauhan, Age 46, Chief Manager, SAM Ranchi both having their office at Lalpur Chowk, P.O.+P.S.- Lalpur, District-Ranchi. …. …. Petitioner(s) Versus
1. Debts Recovery Tribunal Ranchi, represented through its Registrar both having their office at 5th Floor, Pragati Sadan, P.O. G.P.O, P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi. 2. M/s. Lok Nath Construction Proprietor Mr. Chandra Nath Banerjee, Resident Resident of Loknath Complex, Station Road, P.O.+P.S.- Jugsalai, Jamshedpur, District-East Singhbhum (Jharkhand). 3. Mr. Some Nath Banerjee, son of Late Manindra Nath Banerjee, Resident of Loknath Complex, Station Road, P.O.+P.S.-Jugsalai, Jamshedpur, District-East Singhbhum (Jharkhand). 4. Mr. Debabrata Banerjee son of Late Manindra Nath Banerjee, Resident of Loknath Complex, Station Road, P.O.+P.S.-Jugsalai, Jamshedpur, District-East Singhbhum (Jharkhand). 5. Mrs. Soma Banerjee, wife of Mr. Chandra Nath Banerjee, Resident of Loknath Complex, Station Road, P.O.+P.S.-Jugsalai, Jamshedpur, District-East Singhbhum (Jharkhand). 6. Mrs. Aparna Banerjee wife of Mr. Some Nath Banerjee, Resident of Loknath Complex, Station Road, P.O.+P.S.-Jugsalai, Jamshedpur, District-East Singhbhum (Jharkhand). 7. Mrs. Sukirti Banerjee, wife of Mr. Debabrata Banerjee, Resident of Loknath Complex, Station Road, P.O.+P.S.-Jugsalai, Jamshedpur, District-East Singhbhum (Jharkhand). 8. Mrs. Sankriti Mukherjee, wife of Sri Dipankar Mukherjee (D/o Late Manindra Nath Banerjee) Resident of Loknath Complex, Station Road, P.O.+P.S.-Jugsalai, Jamshedpur, District-East Singhbhum (Jharkhand). 9. Mrs. Surva Chaterjee, wife of Sri Dr. Bimalendu Chaterjee (D/o Late Manindra Nath Banerjee) Resident of Loknath Complex, Station Road, P.O.+P.S.-Jugsalai, Jamshedpur, District-East Singhbhum (Jharkhand). 10. Mrs. Suva Bhattacharjee, wife of Sri Mriganko Bhattacharjee (D/o Late Manindra Nath Banerjee) Resident of Loknath Complex, Station Road, P.O.+P.S.-Jugsalai, Jamshedpur, District-East Singhbhum (Jharkhand). 2025:JHHC:22083
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W.P. (C) No.1993 of 2024 with
W.P. (C) No.2937 of 2025
11. Miss Ashoka Banerjee, D/o Late Manindra Nath Banerjee, Resident of Loknath Complex, Station Road, P.O.+P.S.-Jugsalai, Jamshedpur, District-East Singhbhum (Jharkhand). 12. Smt. Priyanka Banerjee D/0 Late Manindra Nath Banerjee, Resident of Loknath Complex, Station Road, P.O.+P.S.-Jugsalai, Jamshedpur, District-East Singhbhum (Jharkhand). …. ….
Respondent(s) With W.P. (C) No.2937 of 2025 ---- Indian Bank, a Body Corporate constituted under the Banking Companies (Acquisition & Transfer of Undertakings) Act 1970, having one of its Branch Office namely Stressed Asset Management Branch, Ranchi, represented through its Chief Manager, Mr Suresh Chandra Chauhan, aged about 46 years, son of Surya Bali Chauhan, at previously Allahabad Bank at present Indian Bank, Stressed Asset Management Branch, Ranchi at Third Floor, Paras Complex, P.O.+P.S.- Lalpur, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand-
834001. …. …. Petitioner(s) Versus
1. Debts Recovery Tribunal Ranchi, represented through its Registrar both having their office at 5th Floor, Pragati Sadan, P.O. G.P.O, P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi-834001. 2. M/s Indico Motors Pvt. Ltd. through its Director Mr. Sanjay Kumar Dubey, Regd. Office Plot No.M-25(P) & M-26, 4th Phase Adityapur Industrial Area, P.O.+P.S.- Adityapur, Jamshedpur-832109. 3. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Dubey, Son of R.S. Dwivedi, Dimna Road Mango, Jamshedpur, M.G.M. College Mango, Jamshedpur, East Singhbhum, P.O.+P.S.- Mango, Jamshedpur-831018, Jharkhand. 4. Rina Dubey, wife of Sanjay Kumar Dubey, Dimna Road Mango, M.G.M. College Mango, Jamshedpur, East Singhbhum, P.O.+P.S.- Mango, Jamshedpur-831018, Jharkhand. …. …. Respondent(s) ----
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ----
For the Petitioner(s)
: Mr. Parth S.A. Swaroop Pati, Adv.
Mr. Shivam Singh, Adv.
For the Respondent(s)
: Mr. Ravi Prakash, C.G.C.
Mr. Debopriyo Pal, Adv.
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05/Dated: 06th August, 2025
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W.P. (C) No.1993 of 2024 with
W.P. (C) No.2937 of 2025
1. The present writ petitions have been filed for following reliefs;-
“a. For a direction upon the respondent authorities particularly respondent no. 1 to show-cause as to why the case being S.A. No. 98/2023 [W.P.(C) No.1993 of 2024] and S.A. No. 37/2023 [W.P.(C) No.2937 of 2025] are pending before the respondent no. 1 is not being decided despite the fact that the interim orders against the petitioner have been passed on 07.12.2023 and on 01.05.2023;
b. For a direction upon the respondent no. 1 to immediately and expeditiously decide the case being S.A. No. 98/2023 [W.P.(C) No.1993 of 2024] and S.A. No. 37/2023 [W.P.(C) No.2937 of 2025] without any further adjournments or delay;”
2. Specific query has been raised whether the Tribunal is functioning or not. In this regard it has been submitted that the Tribunal is functional since Monday i.e. 04.08.2025.
3. In that view of the matter, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the writ petitions with a direction upon the Tribunal to decide the matter in time bound manner as prescribed under the law.
4. In view of the above factual matrix and submission of learned counsel for the parties, the writ petitions are hereby disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to pursue their remedy before the concerned Tribunal and the Tribunal is directed to decide the issue within time frame as stipulated in the law.
5. With above discussion and direction, the present writ petitions stand
disposed of.
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