Subhiksha Trading Services Limited v. Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited & Ors.

ORDERThis writ petition is filed challenging the order of the firstrespondent dated 31.3.2009, by which the first respondent hasdeclared the petitioner as wilful defaulter, as per the MasterCircular DBOD No.DL.BC.1/20.16.003/2008-09, dated 1.7.2008.2. The brief facts leading to the filing of this case are thatthe petitioner, which is a company started for the purpose ofoperating a large number of small stores selling day to day usegoods, has availed certain loans from the first respondent/Bank. Itis stated that the loans originally availed have been repaid to theextent of Rs.15 Crores and ultimately, fresh facilities were grantedby the first respondent sometime in December, 2006, which wassubsequently enhanced to Rs.50 Crores, stated to be on the basis ofthe good performance of the petitioner company. It appears that thepetitioner has failed to repay instalments due and an application forwinding up was attempted to be moved under Section 433 of theCompanies Act against the petitioner/Company. 3. In the meantime, the first respondent has also given a showcause notice to the petitioner on 27.1.2009, calling upon thepetitioner to show cause as to why the petitioner/ Company should notbe declared as a wilful defaulter as per the Reserve Bank of Indiacircular dated 1.7.2008. The petitioner/Company gave its reply on13.2.2009. The contents of the reply are that due to financialcrisis and economic recession there was inability to repay theamount. Subsequently, on 7.3.2009, the first respondent has passedan order proposing to declare the petitioner/Company as a wilfuldefaulter, as per the said circular of the Reserve Bank of India. Inthe said order, the first respondent has also informed the petitionerthat the reply submitted by the petitioner dated 13.2.2009 to theoriginal show cause notice dated 27.1.2009 has been forwarded to theGrievance Redressal Committee of the Bank for further considerationand the Committee would decide after hearing on 23.3.2009.4. It appears that the petitioner has issued a legal noticedated 13.3.2009 addressed to the first respondent Bank, but postedthe same on 18.3.2009, which is stated to have been received by thefirst respondent on 23.3.2009, requiring the first respondent Bank tofurnish some of the documents, which are relevant for the purpose offacing an enquiry by the Committee. In a telegram dated 22.3.2009,the petitioner has informed the first respondent Bank that attempt isbeing made to threaten them by declaring them as wilful defaulterillegally. 5. It was by order dated 31.3.2009, which is impugned in thiswrit petition, the first respondent has informed the petitioner about https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ the decision of the Grievance Redressal Committee of the Bank takenon 23.3.2009, declaring the petitioner as wilful defaulter, as percircular of the Reserve Bank of India dated 1.7.2008. In theimpugned order, it is further stated that the Committee has alsoresolved that the name of the Company and its Directors be reportedto Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited, Reserve Bank of Indiaor such other institution/ agency as may be required by Reserve Bankof India in terms of its Master Circular, as wilful defaulter. 6. The impugned order of the first respondent is challengedmainly on the ground that even though the petitioner by a legalnotice dated 13.3.2009 has required some of the vital documents forthe purpose of effectively defending itself before the GrievanceRedressal Committee, the first respondent has not chosen to furnishthe required documents and as a result, it was not possible for thepetitioner to participate in the enquiry conducted by the GrievanceRedressal Committee and ultimately, the Grievance RedressalCommittee, without hearing the petitioner, has passed an orderdeclaring the petitioner as wilful defaulter in terms of the saidcircular. It is his submission that there is violation of principlesof natural justice and violation of the concept of audi alterampartem. 7. On the other hand, in the counter affidavit filed by thefirst respondent, it is stated that the petitioner/ Company, whichhas been started for the purpose of operating a large number of smallstores selling day to day use goods throughout the State, has startedsiphoning funds for illegal purposes. It is specifically stated thatthe entire stocks worth more than Rs.800 Crores have disappearedsuddenly and there was no proper explanation by the petitioner andthat itself is a ground to treat the petitioner Company as a wilfuldefaulter, acting against the public interest.8. It is further stated in the counter affidavit that thepetitioner Company has siphoned Rs.230 Crores from the Company forthe purpose other than the purpose for which the Company wasconstituted. It is the further case of the first respondent that inspite of the notice on 7.3.2009 informing the petitioner that thefirst respondent is proposing to declare the petitioner as wilfuldefaulter, the petitioner has failed to appear before the GrievanceRedressal Committee or submit proper explanation. Thus, it iscontended that the petitioner having been given an opportunity hasnot availed the same and therefore, the concept of audi alterampartem will not arise. It is also stated that inasmuch as thepetitioner has siphoned huge amount of public money, there is nogrievance to the petitioner and the giving an opportunity would onlybe an empty formality. When once opportunity has been given to thepetitioner and petitioner failed to avail the opportunity, he cannotnow complain about the violation of principles of natural justice. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

9. Mr.Prakash Goklaney, learned counsel appearing for thepetitioner would submit that as far as declaring petitioner Company,a borrower, as a wilful defaulter is concerned, the same is protectedby the rules of the Reserve Bank of India, which prescribe aparticular procedure to be followed, since, in effect, declaring aborrower as a wilful defaulter by the Grievance Redressal mechanismwould amount to imposing a disqualification, which takes away theright of the parties and the procedure having not been followed bythe first respondent, the declaration of the first respondent,declaring the petitioner as wilful defaulter is basically wrong.10. On the other hand, it is the contention of the learnedcounsel for the first respondent, by relying upon the judgment of theSupreme Court in State Bank of Patiala v. S.K.Sharma, [1996] 3 SCC364 and I.J.Rao, Assistant Collector of Customs v. Bibhuti BhushanBagh, [1989] 3 SCC 202, that the principles of natural justice are tobe decided based on the prejudice and in the present case, there isno prejudice caused to the petitioner since the opportunity that hasbeen given to the petitioner has not been utilised and therefore,relying upon the judgments of the Supreme Court, the contention ofthe first respondent is that the technical defect would not stand inthe way to decide the issue on merit.11. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learnedcounsel for the respondents and perused the entire records.12. Since the facts, which are enumerated above, are not indispute, it is relevant to consider the provisions of the MasterCircular DBOD No.DL.BC.1/20.16.003/2008-09, dated 1.7.2008. In thefirst instance, the circular explains "wilful default" as one whichbroadly covers the following:"a. Deliberate non-payment of the dues despite adequatecash flow and good networth;b. Siphoning off of funds to the detriment of thedefaulting unit;c. Assets financed either not been purchased or beensold and proceeds have misutilised;d. Misrepresentation / falsification of records;e. Disposal / removal of securities without bank'sknowledge;f. Fraudulent transactions by the borrower." https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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The term "wilful default" has been defined in Clause 2.1 asfollows:"A "wilful default" would be deemed to have occurred ifany of the following events is noted:-(a) The unit has defaulted in meeting itspayment/repayment obligations to the lender even when ithas the capacity to honour the said obligations.(b) The unit has defaulted in meeting itspayment/repayment obligations to the lender and has notutilised the finance from the lender for the specificpurposes for which finance was availed of but hasdiverted the funds for other purposes.(c) The unit has defaulted in meeting itspayment/repayment obligations to the lender and hassiphoned off the funds so that the funds have not beenutilised for the specific purpose for which finance wasavailed of, nor are the funds available with the unit inthe form of other assets.(d) The unit has defaulted in meeting itspayment/repayment obligations to the lender and has alsodisposed off or removed the movable fixed assets orimmovable property given by him or it for the purpose ofsecuring a term loan without the knowledge of thebank/lender."14. A reading of the term makes it clear that what is intendedto be defined under the Reserve Bank of India circular is not merelya default committed by the borrower, but a default in repaymentobligations to the lender even when it has the capacity to honour theobligations. Of course, the term "Diversion and Siphoning of Funds"has also been defined under the Circular in Clause 2.2.Unfortunately, on the facts of the case, at the first instance, whena show cause notice was given by the first respondent on 27.1.2009,the contents of the show cause notice only state that the petitionerhas regularly failed payment of interest in respect of the saidamount and had not complied with the requirement of earlier demanddated 21.11.2007 and failed to pay interest continuously for a periodof three months, which is in violation of the pari passu lendingterms. There is a reference about the diversion of some of thestocks, etc. however, without giving any particulars. The show causenotice proceeds on the basis that the non payment of the instalmentsby the borrower can be deemed to be a wilful default as per thecircular and it was with that view the said show cause notice wasgiven to the petitioner calling upon the petitioner to submit his https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ reply for the various allegations made against the petitioner.15. In the reply sent by the petitioner to the show cause noticeissued by the first respondent, the petitioner has stated that due torapid expansion of the project and due to recession, which startedfrom August, 2008 there was inability on the part of the petitionerto honour the tie up with the working capital gap in respect of thebank credits. It is also denied that any amount has been siphonedfor improper purpose. It is also specifically stated that nonpayment of interest to the Bank was not intentional and the same wasdue to various reasons which are explained therein and therefore, thepetitioner has stated that there is no wilful default in therepayment of amount.16. On receipt of the said explanation, the first respondent hasissued a notice on 7.3.2009, in which the first respondent, havingsatisfied based on the conduct of the petitioner that the petitioneris liable to be declared as wilful defaulter, since the amounts havenot been paid and various amounts have been siphoned, has, in fact,directed the petitioner to appear before the Grievance RedressalCommittee. As submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner,it is true that in this letter, which can at the most be taken as thefirst step taken by the Bank in furtherance of the action to declarethe borrower as wilful defaulter, it is not stated in particularabout the conduct of the petitioner to presume the petitioner to bedeclared as wilful defaulter. 17. In this regard, let us now refer to the grievance redressalmechanism as given under the Reserve Bank of India guidelines. Theguidelines contemplate the grievance redressal mechanism in thefollowing terms:"(i) With a view to imparting more objectivity inidentifying cases of wilful default, decisions toclassify the borrower as wilful defaulter should beentrusted to a Committee of higher functionaries headedby the Executive Director and consisting of two Gms/DGMsas decided by the Board of the concerned bank/FI.(ii) The decision taken on classification of wilfuldefaulters should be well documented and supported byrequisite evidence. The decision should clearly spellout the reasons for which the borrower has been declaredas wilful defaulter vis-a-vis RBI guidelines.(iii) The borrower should thereafter be suitably advisedabout the proposal to classify him as wilful defaulteralong with the reasons therefor. The concerned borrowershould be provided reasonable time (say 15 days) for https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ making representation against such decision, if he sodesires, to a Grievance Redressal Committee headed bythe Chairman and Managing Director and consisting of twoother senior officials.(iv) Further, the above Grievance Redressal Committeeshould also give a hearing to the borrower if herepresents that he has been wrongly classified as wilfuldefaulter.(v) A final declaration as 'wilful defaulter' should bemade after a view is taken by the Committee on therepresentation and the borrower should be suitablyadvised."18. A reference to the provision makes it clear that in caseswhere the bank desires to identify a borrower as a wilful defaulter,the first step to be taken is a decision taken to classify a borroweras a wilful defaulter, which should be supported by documents andsuch decision should clearly spell out the reasons for which theborrower has been declared as wilful defaulter as per the ReserveBank of India guidelines.19. The said notice dated 7.3.2009 issued by the firstrespondent Bank directing the petitioner to appear before theGrievance Redressal Committee, having come to a conclusion that thereare materials to show that the petitioner should be declared aswilful defaulter, certainly confirms to the requirement of the firststage of the grievance redressal mechanism. In the first stage, theonly requirement for the bank is that the bank must be satisfied thatthe conduct of the borrower is to be declared as per the Reserve BankGuidelines as a wilful defaulter, which is supported by requisiteevidence.20. On a reading reading of the said clause, it is clear that itis not necessary on the part of the Bank to disclose what are thematerials, which have guided the bank to come to the conclusion thatthe borrower has become a wilful defaulter. It is the subjectivesatisfaction of the first respondent to come to an initialconclusion. Therefore, the contention of the learned counsel for thepetitioner that the notice dated 7.3.2009 does not contain theconcrete proof to show the satisfaction of the first respondent todeclare the petitioner as wilful defaulter is not sustainable.21. As far as the second step is concerned, after issuing suchnotice, the borrower should be suitably advised about the proposal toclassify him as a wilful defaulter and he must be provided withreasonable time, at least 15 days time, for making his representationagainst such decision, if he desires and such representation must be https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ directed to be made not to the Bank, but to the Grievance RedressalCommittee headed by the Chairman and Managing Director and consistingof two other senior officials.22. In the first stage, by letter dated 7.3.2009, the firstrespondent has directed the petitioner to appear before the GrievanceRedressal Committee in the meeting to be held on 23.3.2009. In theletter of the petitioner dated 13.3.2009, given by way of legalnotice, the petitioner has requested the first respondent Bank togive copies of various documents, which are as follows:"1. Copies of all material perused by the said committeeand relied upon in passing the said order along withcopy of the order claimed to be passed by the saidcommittee in this regard and reasoning thereof, if any.2. Copy of circular on the process set up to be followedby your Bank for classifying a company as a WilfulDefaulter and the details of the Committees process ofredressing grievances against decisions thereof withinthe Bank and the composition of the First levelcommittee.3. Copy of the circular of your Bank on the constitutionof the Grievance Committee and the powers vested withsuch committee and process of redressing grievancesagainst decisions thereof within the Bank and thecomposition of this committee."23. It is not in dispute that even though the said legal noticeis dated 13.3.2009, the same has been sent by post only on 18.3.2009and received by the first respondent bank on 23.3.2009, and on thedate of the meeting of the Grievance Redressal Committee, the saidletter has been received by the first respondent Bank. It is alsonot in dispute that the said copies of documents sought for by thepetitioner have not been furnished to the petitioner and on the sameday, viz., 23.3.2009, the Grievance Redressal Committee has proceededwith enquiry exparte and resolved to declare the petitioner as awilful defaulter. 24. It is in this process of the second and final stage thefirst respondent has not acted as per the provisions of the ReserveBank of India guidelines as elicited above. The guidelines make itvery clear that when once the defaulter desires to defend himselfbefore the Grievance Redressal Committee and such desire has beenexplained by the petitioner by way of legal notice dated 13.3.2009,it was certainly incumbent on the part of the first respondent or theGrievance Redressal Committee to forward all the required documentsfacilitating the petitioner to effectively defend himself against the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ allegation. This second aspect is really the crux of the rule, whichhas incorporated the celebrated concept of principles of naturaljustice. It is not merely the principles of audi alteram partem,which the provision contemplates, there is a positive obligation onthe part of the Grievance Redressal Committee to provide reasonableopportunity to a person to be declared as a defaulter, beforedeclaring him as defaulter. The reason appears to be that bydeclaring a borrower as wilful defaulter, there may be futuredisability imposed on him while approaching financial institutions.That is why the Reserve Bank of India guidelines contemplate thatbefore declaring the petitioner as wilful defaulter, the procedureformulated is to be complied with. Therefore, the contention of thefirst respondent that any procedural technical infirmity should notstand in the way has no meaning. That may be a good defence if thereis no express term conferring principles of natural justice to theparties, but on the terms and conditions of the Reserve Bank of Indiaguidelines, there is an explicit provision wherein principles ofnatural justice are directed to be followed by the procedurecontemplated under the Rule.25. In such view of the matter, it is not possible to agree withthe contention of the learned counsel for the first respondent thatthere is no prejudice caused to the petitioner. Whether prejudice iscaused or not is to be decided by the Grievance Redressal Committee,but that may be possible only if an opportunity is given to thepetitioner.26. On the facts of the present case, when the petitionerrequired production of copies of certain documents desiring to defendhimself, it is the duty of the Grievance Redressal Committee tofurnish documents. Non furnishing of the documents sought for andpassing exparte order, especially in the circumstances when a letterrequesting submission of documents has been received by the firstrespondent, certainly is a violation of principles of naturaljustice. 27. The learned counsel for the first respondent relied upon thedecision in State Bank of Patiala v. S.K.Sharma, [1996] 3 SCC 364,which relates to service law, where the Supreme Court hasdistinguished the categories of "no notice", "no opportunity" and "nohearing" and held that in the absence of a regulation or ruleproviding for such notice or opportunity or hearing, the Court has togo into the theory of prejudice and find out by whether any prejudicehas been caused to the delinquent officer at all. The Supreme Courthas summarised the entire law on the issue in respect of audi alterampartem and principles of natural justice as follows:"33. We may summarise the principles emerging from theabove discussion. (These are by no means intended to be https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ exhaustive and are evolved keeping in view the contextof disciplinary enquiries and orders of punishmentimposed by an employer upon the employee):(1) An order passed imposing a punishment on an employeeconsequent upon a disciplinary/ departmental enquiry inviolation of the rules/regulations/statutory provisionsgoverning such enquiries should not be set asideautomatically. The Court or the Tribunal should enquirewhether (a) the provision violated is of a substantivenature or (b) whether it is procedural in character.(2) A substantive provision has normally to be compliedwith as explained hereinbefore and the theory ofsubstantial compliance or the test of prejudice wouldnot be applicable in such a case.(3) In the case of violation of a procedural provision,the position is this: procedural provisions aregenerally meant for affording a reasonable and adequateopportunity to the delinquent officer/employee. Theyare, generally speaking, conceived in his interest.Violation of any and every procedural provision cannotbe said to automatically vitiate the enquiry held ororder passed. Except cases falling under — “no notice”,“no opportunity” and “no hearing” categories, thecomplaint of violation of procedural provision should beexamined from the point of view of prejudice, viz.,whether such violation has prejudiced the delinquentofficer/employee in defending himself properly andeffectively. If it is found that he has been soprejudiced, appropriate orders have to be made to repairand remedy the prejudice including setting aside theenquiry and/or the order of punishment. If no prejudiceis established to have resulted therefrom, it isobvious, no interference is called for. In thisconnection, it may be remembered that there may becertain procedural provisions which are of a fundamentalcharacter, whose violation is by itself proof ofprejudice. The Court may not insist on proof ofprejudice in such cases. As explained in the body of thejudgment, take a case where there is a provisionexpressly providing that after the evidence of theemployer/government is over, the employee shall be givenan opportunity to lead defence in his evidence, and in agiven case, the enquiry officer does not give that https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ opportunity in spite of the delinquent officer/employeeasking for it. The prejudice is self-evident. No proofof prejudice as such need be called for in such a case.To repeat, the test is one of prejudice, i.e., whetherthe person has received a fair hearing considering allthings. Now, this very aspect can also be looked at fromthe point of view of directory and mandatory provisions,if one is so inclined. The principle stated under (4)hereinbelow is only another way of looking at the sameaspect as is dealt with herein and not a different ordistinct principle.(4)(a) In the case of a procedural provision which isnot of a mandatory character, the complaint of violationhas to be examined from the standpoint of substantialcompliance. Be that as it may, the order passed inviolation of such a provision can be set aside onlywhere such violation has occasioned prejudice to thedelinquent employee.(b) In the case of violation of a procedural provision,which is of a mandatory character, it has to beascertained whether the provision is conceived in theinterest of the person proceeded against or in publicinterest. If it is found to be the former, then it mustbe seen whether the delinquent officer has waived thesaid requirement, either expressly or by his conduct. Ifhe is found to have waived it, then the order ofpunishment cannot be set aside on the ground of the saidviolation. If, on the other hand, it is found that thedelinquent officer/employee has not waived it or thatthe provision could not be waived by him, then the Courtor Tribunal should make appropriate directions (includethe setting aside of the order of punishment), keepingin mind the approach adopted by the Constitution Benchin B. Karunakar. The ultimate test is always the same,viz., test of prejudice or the test of fair hearing, asit may be called.(5) Where the enquiry is not governed by anyrules/regulations/ statutory provisions and the onlyobligation is to observe the principles of naturaljustice — or, for that matter, wherever such principlesare held to be implied by the very nature and impact ofthe order/action — the Court or the Tribunal should makea distinction between a total violation of naturaljustice (rule of audi alteram partem) and violation of afacet of the said rule, as explained in the body of thejudgment. In other words, a distinction must be madebetween “no opportunity” and no adequate opportunity, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ i.e., between “no notice”/“no hearing” and “no fairhearing”. (a) In the case of former, the order passedwould undoubtedly be invalid (one may call it ‘void’ ora nullity if one chooses to). In such cases, normally,liberty will be reserved for the Authority to takeproceedings afresh according to law, i.e., in accordancewith the said rule (audi alteram partem). (b) But in thelatter case, the effect of violation (of a facet of therule of audi alteram partem) has to be examined from thestandpoint of prejudice; in other words, what the Courtor Tribunal has to see is whether in the totality of thecircumstances, the delinquent officer/employee did ordid not have a fair hearing and the orders to be madeshall depend upon the answer to the said query. [It ismade clear that this principle (No. 5) does not apply inthe case of rule against bias, the test in which behalfare laid down elsewhere.](6) While applying the rule of audi alteram partem (theprimary principle of natural justice) theCourt/Tribunal/Authority must always bear in mind theultimate and overriding objective underlying the saidrule, viz., to ensure a fair hearing and to ensure thatthere is no failure of justice. It is this objectivewhich should guide them in applying the rule to varyingsituations that arise before them.(7) There may be situations where the interests of Stateor public interest may call for a curtailing of the ruleof audi alteram partem. In such situations, the Courtmay have to balance public/State interest with therequirement of natural justice and arrive at anappropriate decision."28. On applying the concept of audi alteram partem, as explainedby the Supreme Court, to the facts and circumstances of this case, itis clear that in the present case when the Reserve Bank of Indiaregulations have expressly provided for an opportunity to be given tothe party before declaring him as Wilful Defaulter and suchopportunity has not been provided, I am of the considered view thatthe judgment relied upon by the learned counsel for the firstrespondent is not applicable.29. Likewise, the judgment reported in I.J.Rao, AssistantCollector of Customs v. Bibhuti Bhushan Bagh, [1989] 3 SCC 202, whichwas a case that arose from the Customs Act, the Supreme Court hasconsidered about the obligation of the authority to issue pre- https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ decisional notice under the Customs Act, whether the proceeding bejudicial, quasi-judicial or administrative in nature. The SupremeCourt has ultimately held "there can be no right in any person to beinformed midway, during an investigation, of the material collectedin the case against him. In that sense, the opportunity which thelaw can contemplate upon notice to him of the application forextension must be limited by the pragmatic necessities of the case."30. The contention of the learned counsel for the firstrespondent relying upon the said finding of the Supreme Court in theabove said case, is that the petitioner, having been given anopportunity earlier to submit his materials and appear before theGrievance Redressal Committee having chosen not to appear, cannot nowfind fault with the first respondent. However the decision of theSupreme Court relates to a case, where during the course ofinvestigation some information is received against the party andtherefore, there is no right in any person to be informed of suchmaterial collected during the course of investigation. That wouldnot arise in the facts and circumstances of the present case.31. In such view of the matter, the impugned order of the firstrespondent is set aside, however making it clear that the first steptaken by the first respondent by giving notice on 7.3.2009 willcontinue to be followed and it is for the first respondent to furnishthe documents which are required by the petitioner as per the legalnotice dated 13.3.2009, as elicited above, and such documents shallbe furnished to the petitioner within a period of 10 days from thedate of receipt of copy of this order. The petitioner shall withinten days thereafter submit his explanation and on receiving theexplanation the Grievance Redressal Committee of the first respondentshall fix a date for hearing and give opportunity to the petitionerand pass appropriate orders as per the above said guidelines.This writ petition is ordered accordingly. No costs.Consequently, M.P.No.1 of 2009 is closed. Sd/- Asst.Registrar/true copy/ Sub Asst.Registrarsasi https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ To:1. Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited 7th Floor, Dani Corporate Park No.158, C.S.T.Road Kalina, Santacruz (E) Mumbai – 400 098.2. Reserve Bank of India Fort Glacis, Rajaji Salai Chennai – 600 001.3. Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited Hoechst House, 6th Floor 193, Backbay Reclamation Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021+2 cc to Mr.Prakash Goklaney, Advocate, SR.No.26166+1 cc to Mr.Rishikumar, Advocate, SR.No.25840+1 cc to Mr.H.Karthik Seshadri, Advocate, SR.No.25509W.P.No.6461 of 2009VSV {CO}TP/7.7.2009.