W.P.No.36747 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 07.10.2025 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN W.P.No.36747 of 2025 State Bank of India Stressed Asset Recovery Branch Red Cross Building Montieth Road, Egmore Chennai 8 Rep. by its Chief Manager. .. Petitioner Vs. 1. The District Collector cum District Magistrate Tiruvallur District. 2. Meenakshi .. Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to dispose of the application filed under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act on 07.07.2019 within a time frame. ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.36747 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.M.L.Ganesh For Respondents : Mr.T.K.Saravanan Additional Government Pleader for Respondent-1 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) The bank has filed this petition aggrieved mainly on account of delay in disposal of the application under Section 14 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002. 2. Though we were inclined to issue a time-bound direction, on advance copy, learned State counsel for first respondent submits that he has received instruction to say that pending cases would be decided within a short period, preferably within a period of four weeks. 3. In view of the above statement, we are not inclined to pass ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.36747 of 2025 any order at this stage. Let appropriate order, one way or other, be passed in the pending application. Petition is disposed. There shall be no order as to costs. (MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 07.10.2025 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No kpl To The District Collector cum District Magistrate Tiruvallur District. ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.36747 of 2025 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN,J. (kpl) W.P.No.36747 of 2025 07.10.2025 ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis