Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:67507 Court No. - 9 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 13145 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mr. Hardayal Pandey Respondent :- Punjab National Bank And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anurag Bhatt,Rohit Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Sanjai Singh Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and Sri S.K. Pandey, for the respondent bank. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayers; "(a) Issue an appropriate writ/order and/or direction to permit the Petitioner a period of three (3) months from the date of order to deposit the prescribed court fees of 24,94,628/-, (Twenty Four Lakh Ninety Four Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Eight) in Appeal Diary No. 671 of 2025 pending before Debt Recovery Tribunal; (b) Issue an appropriate writ/order and/or direction to grant interim protection by staying further coercive proceedings, including police intervention, till the court fee is deposited and the appeal is heard on merits." 2. It is contended that already an appeal against the order passed by the Debts Recovery Tribunal is pending consideration before the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal. The prayer made in writ petition is for granting time to deposit the mandatory amount as required under the act for consideration of appeal. 3. Once appeal has already been filed before the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal and diary number has been generated being Appeal Diary No. 671 of 2025, petitioner may approach the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal and make necessary application in regard to the prayer made in the instant writ petition. 4. With these observations, writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 30.4.2025 Shekhar Digitally signed by :- SHASHI SHEKHAR PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad