2025:CGHC:29954 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 3081 of 2020 1 - T. Radhakrishnan S/o Late C. Thankappan Aged About 64 Years R/o Flat No. A-2/4, Golden King 039 S Court, A.K. Block, 10th Main Road, Anna Nagar Chennai- 600 040 (Tamil Nadu) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Pnb Housing Finance Ltd. Through Its Authorised Officer 9th Floor, Antariksh Bhawan 22, Kasturba Gandhi Nagar New Delhi 110 001 2 - Pnb Housing Finance Ltd. Through Its Branch Head, Branch At 111 And 112 1st Floor, Plot No. 01 Block No. 9, Db Corporate Park, Dainik Bhaskar Building Rajbandha Maidan Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492 001 3 - Shri Vijay Thakur Collection In Charge Pnb Housing Finance Ltd. Raipur Branch At 111 And 112, 1st Floor, Plot No. 01 Block No. 9, Db Corporate Park Dainik Bhaskar Building Rajbandha Maidan Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492001 4 - Shri Lokesh Mahore Regional Recovery Manager, Pnb Housing Finance Ltd., Third Floor, 301 Gupta House Civil Lines, Nagpur-1 Maharashtra- 440 001 5 - The Branch Manager Punjab National Bank, Pandari Branch Raipur 492 001 --- Respondent(s) WPC No. 79 of 2021 1 - T. Radhakrishnan S/o Late C. Thankappan Aged About 64 Years R/o Flat No. A-2/4, Golden Kings Court, Ak- Block, 10th Main Road, Anna Nagar, Channai (Tamil Nadu) 600040, District : Chennai, Tamil Nadu ---Petitioner(s) Versus REKHA SINGH Digitally signed by REKHA SINGH -2- 1 - Pnb Housing Finance Limited Through Its Managing Director, 9th Floor, Antariksh Bhawan, 22 Kasturba Gandhi Nagar, New Delhi 110001., District : New Delhi, Delhi 2 - Branch Manager Pnb Housing Finance Limited, Raipur Branch At 111 And 112, 1st Floor, Plot No. 01, Block No. 9, Db Corporate Park, Dainik Bhaskar Building, Rajbandha Maidan, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 492001, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Regional Recovery Officer Pnb Housing Finance Limited, Third Floor, 301 Gupta House, Civil Lines, Nagpur-1, Maharashtra - 440001., District : Nagpur, Maharashtra ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Ms. HAPS Bhatia, Advocate along with Ms. Devanshi Chakraborthy, Advocate For respective : Mr. Hemant Gupta, Advocate and respondents Mr. Sudhanshu Upadhyay, Advocate holding the brief of Mr. Sharad Mishra, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 02.07.2025 1. The petitioners filed both petitions challenging notice issued under Section 13(4) in The Securitisation And Reconstruction Of Financial Assets And Enforcement Of Security Interest Act, 2002 by filing both petitions in the year 2020 & 2021 interalia on the ground that the learned DRT was not in function on account of COVID outburst. 2. It is stated by Mr. Gupta and Mr. Upadhayay that the petitioners have already approached the learned DRT and securitisation applications have already been moved and thus, these petitions have become infructuous. 3. Taking into consideration the submissions made by Mr. Gupta, both petitions are hereby dismissed being rendered infructuous. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge Rekha