THE HON'BLE JUSTICE GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR v. The Debts Recove

Smt. Shruti Laya, Advocate Commissioner Secunderabad Bar Association. Unity Small Finance Bank Limited, Represented by its Branch Manager A company incorporated under the Companies Act, 20'1 3 and a banking company within the meaning of Banking Regulation Act, 1949, Having Registered Office at 40, Basant Lok, Kalina, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400098 and branch office at Somajiguda, Hyderabad-500082 ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly a writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Advocate Commissioner in taking physical possession of the Petitioner's residential property on 20.11.2025 pursuant to proceedings in Crl.M.P. No. 2448 oI 2025 --7 under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, in spite of the subsisting r:onditional order dated 04 11.2025 oassed by the Hon'ble DRT-I in l.A. No 2806 of 2025 in S.A. No. 468 of 2025 and during the pendency of the Petitiorrer's extension petition dated 17.11 .2025. as arbitrary, illegal, without jurisdiction : nd virtlatrve of Arlicles 14, 19 and 3004 of the Constitution of lndra and consequenrly set aside the possesslon takeno:l 24.11.2025, direct restoratron of statu I quo tnte by handing back physical possession of the property to the Petitioner. and further direct the Respondent Bank not to proceed with any auction or furthr;r measures under the SARFAESI Act in respect of the subject propedy pending ,l sposal of the S A. No. 468 of 2425 lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition unde:r Section 151 CPC praying that in the . rcum:ltances stated in the affidavit filed in sucport of the petrtion, the High Court r.r. y be> pleased to stay all further proceedirgs under the SARFAESI Act, includinq any pr 'oposed auction or sale of the subject property, and consequently direct thc Res:ondent Bank to re-possess the Petitioner subject to effective conrpliar ce of the order dt. 04.11.2A25 in I A No 2806 of 2025 in S.A. No. 468 of 2025.of th,: Hon'ble DRT-t, Hyderabad, during the pendency of the above writ petit on in the rnterest of justice. counse' ror the Petitio'"' ' ?S.l.tEf3,t,?,Ttltf.ti^11.,f sr .ounse' E ' Counsel for the Respondents No.'l &2 : -- Counsel for the Respondents No.3 : SRI ANKITH KAPOOR The Court made the following: OROER - HIGH COURT trOR THE STATE OF'I'I'LANGANA AT HYDERABAD- THE HON'BLE JUSTICE MOUSHUMI BHATTACHARYA AND THE HON'BLE JUSTICE GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.36397 OF 2025 DATE:. 02.12.2o25 BeL\\,een Veerabadhra Traders and 2 others Versus ...Petitioners The Debts Recovery Tribunal-I and 2 others ... Responde nts Mr. Deepak Ilhattacharjee, leanled Senior Counscl rcpresenting Mr. Dishit 13hattacharjcc, Iearned counsel appearing for thc pctitioncrs tr'lr. Ankith Kapoor, learned counsel appcaring for tlrt: respondent No.3/Unitl' Srnall Financc llank Limited (Onhne). ORDER: (t'er ITon'bLe Justtce Moushumi Bttattacharya) l. Learncd Senior Counsel appcaring for the petitioners places a Compliance Memo dated Ol .12.2025 stating, inter olia, that the petilioners have paid the entirc amount of Rs.20 lakhs in ccrmpliancc with the order passcd on 04.11.2025 by the Debts Rccovery Tribunal-i at Hyderabad ('DRT) in I.A.No.28O6 o{ 2025 in S.A.No.468 of 2025. !t-.SHHffi EF -)

2. 'fhc am,rrrnt of Rs.20 lakhs t ed on 0 I ..'.20.'5 Ix rr ar o1- No.3,'LIrriLr -sur:rll F inanc:c Bar.rk Linti paid lo th(t rcsl)ondcn t AS tu,o l)cn'rand l) rzr l-l s 3 l'hc N'lenro r:nclc>ses clocuments, including:r IieceipL gcnrr:rrecl on 01 .12.2()25 :rt 3:00 P.M. in Hydc abad, bt:rr li.rg 1).i r-' S qnatLlrc anci sczri ol .hr: rcsr>ondcnt No.3 acknou'ledginq l)( rc(.( ipt oi Rs.2O laklts lrl thc r( sp()n.lent No.3. We no that, as ril:tLeci in t hi: orcler ciiLtt:rl 28.1 1.2(r 15. Lhc .{ch'oc:rle Commissioner. r r.Ling on ltc ]t:,rll ol tl-ie rt:spondcn No.3, dispossessed t cren lt<:fore th€ tirnc for pavmcnt of t I e petitiorr,':-s ol 20.1 1.2025, e second ir stallnrent (clue on 02 12.2025) h:rrl c'xpired. Wc lind th s action tr be Lrnrcasonablc and:rrbitran'. sin<:c (he petitioners w re given tir:r,: br thc lfllT ot-r 0r.l 1.2025 Lo nrirke ihe pavmcltt in rlvo installn,( rts tirc: larlcr ol rr lrr, lr rlrs r,, lr,. pr,rd nn or lrclore OZ IL,.ZOZS.

4. I Iou'evcr-, litc AdvocaLc Commissioner rlispo;sesst:cl rhr: petitioners on i2O, I 1.2025, i.e., trvo d ys aftcr tlrrr firs, insL:rLlntcnt $,ils t() be paict b1' the petitioncrs. Wc hence per r rit thc pctitioners to file an appropriate application befor[ tne DR'l lor thc,purpose of recording th,: lrll pzrJ.ment made by the petitiorr,:r-s in compliance rvitl.r thc ordr:r passcci by this Court. 5. The mattcr has been -.d" ."t[r..r.ble bctt,re rhe DR't' on 04.12.2025. Thc docket order record that an irr[erinr staY of al1 -=7 lurther procecclings, includir-rg clisposscssto t-t irr respect ol [he l rreri I 5 lU 2025 schedrtlc propcr[\' pursuant to the Vacatc Nrlt icc ' issutecl bl Lhc Advoc;ltc Cottltrrissione r, rrr;ulcl ire rn:lrle in thc ('\'ctlt thc petiliottt'rs cotnplv u'ith thc clocket or<1cr' Sitrce the condjtir>llal orclcr hets llce rr <:ompliecl rt'ith, tl-rc Dl?1' shall pass orclers accorditrglr otr sucl'r trpplicittion macle b1' thc 1-rctitioners inclrrcling [or tr'st,)l.rt;,'l) of posscssiot t ' 6. Wc ri'itcraLc that tllc r:otlclilion:tl orclcr pirssccl bv thc DRI' has beer'rcomlllicdu-iLhbl,.thcPctiti()ncrs..lhcl)lt.I.s}rirllrrlsclctltrsidcr pnssirrg :ut approprizrtt: orr.lcr in respect ol the Advocale Ctintrttissiottcr apiloilrtctl b1' thc X Aclclit iorlal Cllrief Jlrrlicilrl IVlagistr:Ltt' Cour[, Secunclcrabad, for actil.rg in rttrdue haste :rnd bclbre l ltt t .rpin of tirc timc lbr the total pavrnellt' 7 . WP No.36.197 of 2025, along s ilh all e otrttt'ctccl applicrLtiotrs' is <lisposccl o[ in tcrms of the above Tllcrt' sh:rll trc no or'<lct'as to cust s. //TRUE COPY// Sd/.U.SUDHA ISTANT REGIST- SECTION OFFICER To, '1 . The Reg istrar, Debts Recovery Tribunal-1, 11-12-21 Taj Maha I Hotel, Sultan Bazar, Abids, Hyderabad, Te ngana 50000'1 ing Koti Rd, Behind

2. One CC to SRI DISHIT BHATTACHARJEE' Advocate tOPUCl 3. One CC to SRI ANKITH KAPOOR, Advocate lOPUCl 4. Two CD CoPies BSK P\{K HIGH COURT DATED:0211212025 ORDER WP.No.36397 of 2025 I o LL CC TODAY :\- El4 :..\ r\.. 1 l-1 ) ,(t ,,'-, /', o( a, {: \ d9 IH *'.../' =1' DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS v ',\d,