STATE BANK OF INDIA vs Kalepu Shivaji Prasad on 4 August 2026

IN THE DEBTS RECOVERY APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AT KOLKATA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA CHAIRPERSON Appeal Diary No. 725 of 2025 Order No. 10 04.08.2026 State Bank of India...Appellant -Vs- Kalepu Shivaji Prasad & 2 0thers …Respondents Mr. Ajay Gaggar (Virtual), Learned Counsel for Appellant Mr. Soudip Pal Chowdhuri with Ms. Saswati Sikder, Learned Counsel for Respondent No. 3 THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL: Heard the Learned Counsel for Appellant as well as Respondent No. 3. Respondents No. 1 and 2 are duly served but not represented. I.A. 518 of 2026 Application for condonation of delay in filing hard copy. Heard the Learned Counsel for Appellant. Having considered the submission, delay in filing the hard copy is condoned. I.A. 163 of 2026 Application, under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, for condonation of 84 days delay in preferring an appeal against judgment and order 11.4.2025 passed by Learned DRT-I, Hyderabad in O.A. 289 of 2022. Learned Counsel for Appellant would submit that Learned Advocate-on-record before the Learned DRT

2 communicated the order to the Appellant, which is the Bank, on 14.5.2025. Thereafter, after obtaining the copy and taking required approval the appeal was filed. Opposed by the Learned Counsel for Respondent No. 3. Having gone through the record, I find the ground, as made out in the application, is sufficient for condoning the delay. I.A. 163 of 2026 is allowed. Delay in filing the appeal is condoned. Admit the appeal by providing regular appeal number. Opposition to the appeal be filed within two weeks with copy to the Appellant; rejoinder, if any, be filed within two weeks thereafter. List on 28th September, 2026 for hearing of appeal.

(Anil Kumar Srivastava,J) Chairperson Dated: 4thAugust, 2026 05/ac