CRP No.2598 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 02.07.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.K.R.SHRIRAM, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN CRP No.2598 of 2025 Femina Rajalakshmi : Petitioner versus 1.M/s.UCO Bank, rep. By Authorised Officer, Ootacamund Branch, Reliance Building, Charring Crass, Ootacamund, Nilgiris District 643 001 2.M/s.Raivan Global Pvt. Ltd, rep. By its Director, Kumaran Balasubramanian, 125, Kumaran Complex, 5th Street, 100 Ft. Road, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore 641 012 : Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to direct to transfer 1) S.A.No.34 of 2015; 2) S.A.No.271 of 2019; 3) O.A.No.157 of 2015 and 4) S.A.No.540 of 2021 on the file of the Presiding Officer, Debt Recovery Tribunal, Coimbatore, to the file of the Debt Recovery Tribunal, Madurai. Page 1 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No.2598 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.K.R.Gunashekar For Respondents : Mr.P.S.Ganesan for respondent No.1 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Mr.Ganesan takes notice for respondent No.1. 2. We have seen the order dated 31.03.2025 passed by the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Coimbatore, where the Presiding Officer has mentioned that he was the lawyer who had been instructed by petitioner and therefore, the matter is required to be transferred to some other Debts Recovery Tribunal. 3. Mr.Ganesan states that even the bank has filed transfer applications in Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Chennai, being Transfer Application Nos.4, 5, 7 and 8 of 2025, to transfer the matters to the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Chennai. Page 2 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No.2598 of 2025 4. Counsel for petitioner states that petitioner is an individual, living in Ooty and it will be better if the matter is transferred to Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai, as prayed for, because Madurai is about 300 k.m. away from Ooty; whereas Chennai is about 650 k.m. away. 5. In view thereof and in view of the fact that the bank can certainly arrange to be represented in Madurai we transfer S.A.Nos.34/2015, 271/2019, O.A.No.157/2025 and S.A.No.540 of 2021 on the file of the Presiding Officer, Debts Recovery Tribunal, Coimbatore to Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai. 6. In view of the above, the transfer applications pending in Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Chennai, taken up by bank being Transfer Application Nos.4, 5, 7 and 8 of 2025 stand disposed of. 7. Since the matter relates to loans given in 2007 and the loans were declared as 'non-performing asset' in September, 2014, the Debts Recovery https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No.2598 of 2025 Tribunal, Madurai is requested to dispose of all the applications as expeditiously as possible, preferably on or before 31.12.2025. 8. Petition stands disposed of. There will be no order as to costs. (K.R.SHRIRAM, CJ.) (SUNDER MOHAN, J.) 02.07.2025 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No tar https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No.2598 of 2025 To 1.The Debt Recovery Tribunal, Madurai. 2.The Debt Recovery Tribunal, Coimbatore. 3.The Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Chennai https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRP No.2598 of 2025 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND SUNDER MOHAN , J. (tar) CRP No.2598 of 2025 02.07.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis