Telangana High Court
WP/31593/2021 of Katukuri Chandra Shekar Vs The Authorised Officer on 30 December 2021
THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY ONE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN AND THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE P.MADHAVI DEVI Ilp3gtl'.orjlgl Officer, State Bank of lndia, Stressed {ssets
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD(Special Original Jurisdiction)
THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBERTWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY ONE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE UJJAL BHUYANANDTHE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE P.MADHAVI DEVIANDTHE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE P.MADHAVI DEVI
WRIT PET|TION NO: 31593 OF 2021
Between:
Katukuri chandra Shekar, s/o K.Buchaiah Aged about sg years, occ Agriculture,R:/o H.No 3-18/1, Patamakula Village, Shamshabad Mandal, RanganeOOy disirict.
...PETITIONER
AND
1Ilp3gtl'.orjlgl [Officer, ][State ][Bank ][of ][lndia, Stressed ]{ssets [Recovery ]Branchlq4BB-!l), [H.No.1-8-563/1, ][i-S-t,F-toor, ][Opp ][Sandhya ][Theatre, ]nrd idoiOi,-Chikkadpally, Hyderabad - 500020lq4BB-!l), [H.No.1-8-563/1, ][i-S-t,F-toor, ][Opp ][Sandhya ][Theatre, ]nrd idoiOi,-Chikkadpally, Hyderabad - 500020
2The Branch Manager,, State Bank of lndia, Thimmapur, Thimmapur Branch,HyderabadHyderabad
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 ot lhe constitution of lndia praying that in thecircumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High court hjy be pleasedto pass order or orders direction more particularly in the naiure of writ of lvlandamusor any other appropriate writ, order by setting aside the action of the respondentbank in trying to take physical possession of the schedule properties of thepetitioner even though sA No '1044 ol 2oz1 is pending adjudication before theHon'ble DRT-Il, Hyderabad by declaring the action of the-respondent bank is to bedeclared as illegal null and void by directing the respondent bank not to proceedfurther in taking physical possession as well as sale of property of the petitionerconsequently direct the Debts Recovery Tribunal to pass oiders on ,eiits in sANo. 1044 of 2O21 .
lA NO: 1 OF 2021
Petition under section 151 cPc praying that in the circumstances stated inthe affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to stay ofall further proceedings including taking physical possession and sale of theschedule properties of the petitioner in pursuance of the possession notice dated30.10.2021 initiated by the respondent bank the provisions of the SARFAESI Act tiilthe disposal of SA .
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. T VIJAY KUMAR
counsel for the Respondents No 'r and 2: sRr M VENKAT DTVAKAR, sc FoR sBr The Court made the following: ORDER
HON( [)URABLE ]SRI JUSTICE UJJAL BHUI'AI'JANI)
HnONOI IRABLE SMTJUSTICE P. MADHAVI DI]VI
W.P.No.31593 of 2021
Order: [per ]Hoz'bb . t .ltttice U11at Bhrgonl Heard M,. T'. Vijay Kumar, learned courlscl for the pe titroner,and Mr. M. Venkat Divakar, learned counsel [ior ][the]respondents/St te Bank oflndia.
2. By Eling this Writ Petition under Article [2.26 ]of [the]Constitution of ndia, petitioner has prayed [for ][tlre ][follo',r'ing reliefs:]
"In fie citcumstances it is prayed that this }{on'bleCourt may tre pleased to pass order ot ordets drection [more]particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any otherappropnatr writ, order by setting aside thc action o[ [the]respondenl llank in tryilg to take physical possession of tlieschedule p'opertles of the petitioners even though Sr\ [ir]No.1044 or 12021 is pendrrg adjudication beforc the I Ion'blcDRT-II, H' Cerabad by declaring dre actron of the respoldentbank is to l e declated as illegal, rrull and void by [drrecturl4 ][the]tesponrlent bank not to proceed further in takng pht [sical]possession as rvell as sale of propertt of the [petiti()tIcr']Consequerrt y direct the Debts Recovery ['l ]nbunal tc, [pass]orders on r r,:rits in SAIR No. [104.1 ]of 2021 [a:nd ][pass ][such]other order >rders or order to which the [petitioner ][are ][entidecl]to be in the r.tetest of [justrce.]
It rs fr rther prayed that pendurg [disposal ]of [above ][Writ]Petitron, it i: l)tayed that the Hon'ble Court [may ][be ][pleased ][to]stay of ail :urther proceedurgs [includurg ][takng ][physical]possession a r,J sale of the schedule properties [of ][the ][pehtrr,ner]in pursuanc: of the possession notrce [dated ][30.10.2(121]
urirratccl by the [respondent ][bank the ][prousions ][of ][dre]SARITA ESI r\ct till [the ][disposal ][of ][SA ][and ][pass ][such other]orders and circulnstances [the ][case ][to ][rvhich the ][petitionet ][are]entitled to in thc [ilrterest ][of ][justrce ]["]
3. From the above, it [is ][evident ][that ][against ][the ][possession]notice dated 30.10.2021, [peridoner ][has ][filed ][Securitisation]Application under Section 17 [of ][the ][Securitisation ][and]Recor.rstruction of Iinancial [Assets ][and Enforcement ][of ][Security]Interest Act,2002 [(for ]sirort ['the ][SARFAESI ][Act) ][before ][the ][Debts]Recovery Tribunal-Il, Hyderabad (for [short ]'the.Tribunal'), [which]has been re5;istered as S.A.No.1044 of 2021. [This ]Writ [Petition]came to be Iiled thereafter, on30.11.2021.
4. On a query by the Court as to r.vhether aoy further steps [have]been taken by the respondents after issuance of the possessionnotice on 30.10.2021 warranting Frling of the writ petition, learnedcounsel for the petitioner submits that respondents are in theprocess of dispossessing the petitioncr from the schedule properry.
5. We are unable to appreciate such submissiofl made on behalfof the pecitior-rer. No documents have been placed on record toshow taking of steps by the respondents post issuance ofpossession notice, such as, notice for sale of immovable properfy or6ling of petition under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act before thejurisdictional Chicf Metropolitan Magistrate or issuance of any i vacation notict [by the Advocate ][Commissioner' ][In ][tbe ][allscncc ][o[]thesame,weareoftheviewthathlingoftheWritPctitionistotaliyunrvarranted.
6. Since pe [irioner ][has ][akeady ][frled ][Securitizadon ][Application']any steps [taken ][l>y ][the respondents ][would ][be subiect ][to ][outcome ][<;f]such Securitiza'iln [Application ][and ][it will ][be ][opefl ][to ][the ][peutioner]to seek stay [ol ][the ][same ][before the ][Tribunal' ][lt ][the ]['I'ribunal ][is]non-functiooal. [petitioner ][may approach ][the ][Court ][in ][the ][event]there is immed [a'te ][threat ][of ][dispossession' ][Therefore' ][w'e ][are ][not]inclined to [ente ][r:ain the ][Writ ][Petition']
't . Writ Pet tion [is, ][accordingly, ][dismissed' ][Related interim]
application [is ][al ][;o ][dismissed']
8. No costs
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To,
1. One [CC ][to ][Sri' ]['VIJAYA KUMAR Advocate ][[OPUCI]
2. OneCC [to ][Sri ][t ][VENKAT DIVAKAR' ][SC ][for SBI ][[OPUC]]
3. Two [CD CoPies]
4. One [SPare ][CoP']
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HIGH COURT
DATED:3011212021
ORDERWP.No.31593 [ot ][202'l']
DISMISSING [THE ][WRIT ][PETITION]WITHOUT [COSTS]
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