Wednesday, October 16, 2024

application for extension of status quo in DRT

 

IN THE DEBTS RECOVERY TRIBUNAL III, KOLKATA

JEEVAN SUDHA BUILDING (8th FLOOR)

42C, J.L. NEHRU ROAD

KOLKATA – 700 071

 

IA NO. ______________Of 2023

Arising out of

SARFAESI APPLICATION NO. ________ OF 2023

(Diary No. ________________of 2023)

 

SrabaniBasu, Wife of ShriTanayBasu, aged about 54 years, residence of Village – Subuddhipur Station Pally, Post Office & Police Station – Baruipur, Kolkata – 700144, District South 24 Parganas, Mobile No. 8420156387, 7980910070, Email :seulibasu96@gmail.com

--- ---- APPLICANT

VERSUS

(1)    The Authorized Officer, ICICI Bank having its Office at Landmark Building, 4th Floor, Premises being no. 228A, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata – 700020.

 

(2)    The Assistant General Manager, Manager Maintenance, State Bank of India, Retail Assets Central Processing Center-Cum-Stressed Assets Resolution Centre, Howrah, 239, Panchanantala Road, Howrah – 711101.

 

(3)    The Authorised Officer, State Bank of India, Stressed Assets Recovery Branch, “Kankaria Centre”, 2/1, Russel Street, 3rd Floor, Kolkata – 700071.

 

(4)    The Officer in Charge, Garfa Police Station, Garfa Deaf and Dumb School, Garfa, Kolkata – 700078.

 

----- ---- RESPONDENTS

An application for extension of interim order of status quo;

The humble petition of the above named applicant, most respectfully;

Sheweth as under :

 

1.   That the above referred application has been placed in sub section (1) of Section 17 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act’ 2002, and being challenging the concerned respondent Possession Notice dated 11-05-2023, under Rule 8 (1) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002, in respect of the flat of the petitioner purchased through the Sale Certificate from the State Bank of India, asking one Borrower Samragi Shah and Co-Borrower Gopal Krishna Shah to pay Rs. 53,45,545/- within Sixty days, a copy of the said notice was pasted on the wall of the flat of the petitioner.

 

2.   That the concerned Respondent being ICICI Bank issued a Possession Notice dated 11-05-2023, under Rule 8 (1) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002, in respect of the flat of the petitioner purchased through the Sale Certificate from the State Bank of India, asking one Borrower Samragi Shah and Co-Borrower Gopal Krishna Shah to pay Rs. 53,45,545/- within Sixty days, a copy of the said notice was pasted on the wall of the flat of the petitioner. The afore stated borrower and the co-borrower are not known to the petitioner.

 

3.   That the Petitioner through e-auction has purchased a residential flat measuring about 750 sq. ft. on the ground floor of premises no. 149, GourangoSarani, Kolkata – 700 078 within Ward no. 106, within the limits of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Police Station PurbaJadavpur at present Garfa, District South 24 Parganas, at a consideration price of Rs. 17,65,000/- (Rupees Seventeen Lakhs and Sixty Five Thousand) only, from the State Bank of India, subsequently the Sale Certificate dated 03-10-2016, under the relevant act and rules of the Securitisation& Reconstruction of Financial Assets & Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, and was registered before the Additional Registrar of Assurance –I, Kolkata. E-auction notice has been published in the News Paper. The Petitioner through the Learned Advocate empanelled with State Bank of India was provided with a detailed searching report on title of the said Flat. She has purchased the said Flat by taking House Loan from State Bank of India, itself. The Petitioner is continuing with the payment EMI to the State Bank of India, through ECS. The Petitioner has assigned with the Loan Account no. 36112269357 of State Bank of India.

 

 

4.   That the Petitioner after Purchasing the said Flat by following the Law of the Land has mutated her name before the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. She has been paying regular taxes before the authority. She is residing there also having electricity in her name.

 

5.   That the Petitioner being surprised to see the said pasted Possession Notice of ICICI Bank made a representation before the Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India, RACPC, Howrah, on 15/05/2023. She requested the said Authority, to look into the matter and to save her interest without further harassment and litigation.

 

6.   That the Assistant General Manager, maintenance, State Bank of India by letter dated 22-05-2023, advised the petitioner to bring the issue before this Learned Tribunal, and has attempted to give up the responsibility and liability of State Bank of India.

 

7.   That one Learned Advocate for the Petitioner by letter dated 26-05-2023, inform the Branch Manager, ICICI Bank, Land Mark Building, 4th Floor, 228A, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata – 700020, the details how the petitioner purchased the said Flat and how men and agents of ICICI Bank are harassing the petitioner. It was further requested to cancel the Possession Notice sent by ICICI Bank to the Petitioner and to pay compensation.

 

8.   That it is pertinent to state that some persons representing themselves as officials of ICICI Bank visited the flat of the petitioner on 15-02-2022, and causing several harassment, therefore the petitioner informed the fact to the Garfa Police Station vide G.D.Entry No. 1062, dated 15-02-2022. The Police intervened into the matter.

 

9.   That the Petitioner states and submits that she is totally innocent and has purchased her flat through Sale Certificate duly registered before the Registering Authority. As such the present controversy wherein the Petitioner has no involvement by any imagination cannot and should not defeat her interest.

 

10.               That the Petitioner states and submits that she purchased her flat in the year 2016. Thereafter mutation certificate issued in her favour and payment of Tax confirms her title and possession both which cannot be litigated either by State Bank of India or by ICICI Bank.

 

11.               That the Petitioner states and submits that the impugned Possession Notice dated 11/05/2023, issued by ICICI Bank is totally illegal and the Sale certificate dated 22/09/2016 issued by the Competent Authority of the State Bank of India, which was duly registered on 03/10/2016 before the appropriate authority nullify the said Possession Notice.

 

12.                That the Petitioner states and submits that ICICI Bank has no Authority to harass the Petitioner under the given facts and circumstances.  Even if for the sake of argument ICICI Bank’s interest is considered for a moment, then also they should fight with State Bank of India from which the Petitioner has purchased her flat without impleading her as a party to their fight.

 

13.               That the Petitioner state and submits that the description of the schedule property in the Possession Notice dated 11-05-2023, given by the ICICI Bank is different a little bit in respect of the Flat number at ground floor, otherwise the rest description of the schedule property are the same as of the Petitioner’s schedule property being her flat acquired under a Sale Certificate from State Bank of India, which is a cause of sufficient doubts on the part of the ICICI Bank’s recourses of harassment of  the petitioner’ flat.

 

14.               That the Petitioner states and submits that the Possession Notice dated 11-05-2023, given by the ICICI Bank is band in on Law on the Flat of which the Petitioner is a bonafide Owner and the Petitioner have no relation with the ICICI Bank. The Petitioner is an absolute possession of the said subjected flat from the date of her inception in the said flat on purchasing from State Bank of India.

 

15.               That the Petitioner state and submits that the afore stated Borrower and Co-Borrower were never in the occupation of the said subjected flat as stated in the impugned Possession Notice Dated 11-05-2023, given by ICICI Bank. The recourses of the ICICI Bank is not desirable on the petitioner in the fact and the situation at any terms of the Law. Thus the Possession notice dated 11-05-2023, given by the ICICI Bank is bad in law and liable to quash and set aside at the threshold.

 

16.               That due to arbitrary act on the part of the ICICI Bank, the Applicant made to suffer and is likely to be seriously prejudiced as a cloud has been casted upon her right, title and interest as owner of the Schedule “A” property and it is necessary that the said notices be quashed and set aside.

 

17.               That in the above stated circumstances, your applicantstates and respectfully submits that the purported and alleged Possession notice dated 11-05-2023 of the ICICI Bank purportedly under Rule 8 (1) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002, in respect of the flat of the petitioner purchased through the Sale Certificate from the State Bank of India, asking one Borrower Samragi Shah and Co-Borrower Gopal Krishna Shah to pay Rs. 53,45,545/- within Sixty days, if any, and allegedly served upon the Applicant and any other notice or notices consequential thereto deserves to be and should be quashed and stating the same as bad in law and have no force at all. Consequently, the concerned respondent also deserves to be and should be restrained from giving any effect to the said notices or any manner acting in pursuance thereof against the Schedule “A”property of the Applicant by way of Interlocutory Application no. IA no. 1613 of 2023, before the Hon’ble Tribunal, which has been taken up on 02/08/2023, in presence of all the parties in the above referred proceeding. On hearing the said IA application, the Hon’ble Tribunal was pleased to grant an order of status quo for a limited period till the next date of hearing. The Hon’ble Tribunal listed the said IA application for hearing 28/11/2023, and directed the respondents to file their affidavit in opposition within a period of 2 weeks with a copy to the applicant who may file rejoinder within a further period of 2 weeks with a copy to the respondent.

 

Photostat Copy of the Server copy of Order dated 02-08-2023, is annexed herewith as Annexure –“A”.

 

18.               That the said Order dated 02/08/2023, has been given by the Hon’ble Tribunal upon hearing of all the parties to the above referred proceeding; Thus all the parties of the proceeding referred herein above are assumed to be aware of the said Order dated 02/08/2023, bythe Hon’ble Tribunal was pleased to grant an order of status quo for a limited period till the next date of hearing. The Hon’ble Tribunal listed the said IA application for hearing 28/11/2023, and directed the respondents to file their affidavit in opposition within a period of 2 weeks with a copy to the applicant who may file rejoinder within a further period of 2 weeks with a copy to the respondent.

 

19.               That though while the said Order dated 02/08/2023, has been uploaded at the website portal of the Hon’ble DRT, the same has been communicated to the respondents, by way of letter dated 23rd day of August’ 2023, through the Learned Advocate of the applicant. The Respondents are in receipt of the said letter. The respondents are well within the knowledge of the purports and contents of the said Order dated 02-08-2023.

 

Photostat copy of the Letter dated 23-08-2023, along with the Postal Receipts & Track reports, are annexed herewith and marked as Annexure – “B”, Collectively.

 

20.               That it is pertinent to states that the Respondents did not submit their Affidavit in Opposition and as such no copy has ever been given by them to the applicant, till date. The respondents did not pursue the direction of the Hon’ble Tribunal. The Officials of the Respondent ICICI Bank visited the premises of the applicant enquired about the transaction and papers from the applicant, which give raise of genuine apprehension of the purposive acts & omission of the respondent ICICI Bank.

 

21.               That in the given facts and circumstances, your applicant seeks the extension of the said Order dated 02-08-2023, in respect of an order of status quo till the disposal of the SA application being SA/520 of 2023 (Diary Number 897 of 2023), in the interest of administration of justice.

 

22.               Unless Orders as prayed for herein are made the Applicant shall suffer irreparable loss, prejudice and injury thereof.

 

23.               That this interim application is made bona fide and for the end of justice.

 

It is therefore, most respectfully prayed as follows:-

 

a.   To extend the order of status quo emphasized in Order dated 02-08-2023, till the disposal of SA application no. SA/520/2023 (Diary Number 897 of 2023), in the interest of administration of Justice;

 

b.   To restraining the concerned Respondent, its men, agents, servants, officials and persons claiming under it from giving any effect to or from in any manner acting in pursuance of the provisions of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Act, 2002, the illegal possession under said notice dated 11-05-2023; and/or any other act or acts of the Respondent pursuant to laws  relating to Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Act, 2002, and the consequential laws thereto and thereunder be removed and the Respondent be restrained from selling the Schedule “A”property of the Applicant;

 

c.    To restraining the concerned Respondent, its men, agents, servants, officials and persons claiming under it from giving effect to or executing the said notice dated 11-05-2023 or any other notices consequential thereto, till the disposal of the present case;

 

d.   An appropriate order of status-quo till the disposal of this case;

 

e.    For an exemplary cost may be imposed upon the Defendant Bank;

 

f.     An appropriate order prohibiting and or quashing the concerned Defendant from giving or further effect and / or action in furtherance to Possession Notice dated 11-05-2023, and also restraining them from taking any further steps under the SARFEASI Act 2002;

 

g.    Such or other order may kindly also be passed as deemed fit and proper in the fact and circumstances of this case.

 

And for this act of kindness your petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.

 

 

SCHEDULE “A” ABOVE REFERRED TO

Description of immovable property

 

ALL THATself contained a complete flat No. A on ground Floor of three storied building measuring 750 Sq. ft. Super Built up area (covered area 600 Sq. ft.) be the same or little more or less undivided proportionate share of land measuring 2 Cottahs 6 Chhitacks 18 Sq. ft. Mouza – Garfa, J.L. No. 19, Khatian No. 526, Dag No. 1430, at the premises No. 149, GourangaSarani, Kolkata – 700078, under Ward no. 106, within the limits of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Police Station PurbaJadavpur at present Garfa, District South 24 Parganas, There is no provision of Lift, butted & bounded by :

 

On the North                 : By Plot of Dag No. 1430;

On the South                : By Canal Bank Road;

On the East                   : By Dag No. 1431;

On the West                  : By Dag No. 1430

                                      and 12’-0” wide Road;

 

 

 

 

 

 VERIFICATION

 

                   I, SrabaniBasu, Wife of TanayBasu, being the applicant, hereby solemnly verify that the contents of paragraphs 1 to 11 are true to my personal knowledge and belief and that I have not suppressed any material facts.

 

                   I sign this Verification on this _____day of November’ 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFFIDAVIT

 

Affidavit of SrabaniBasu, Wife of TanayBasu, aged about 54 years, by faith Hindu, by Occupation Service, residing at premises being Village – Subuddhipur Station Pally, Post Office & Police Station – Baruipur, Kolkata – 700144, District South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.

 

I, the above deponent do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under :-

 

1 : That I am the applicant, and thoroughly conversant with the facts and circumstances of the present case and am competent to swear this affidavit.

 

2 : That the facts contained in my accompanying petition / application, the contents of which have not been repeated herein for the sake of brevity may be read as an integral part of this affidavit and are true and correct to my knowledge.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                      DEPONENT

Verification

 

I, the above named deponent do hereby solemnly verify that the contents of my above affidavit are true and correct to my knowledge, and no part of it is false and nothing material has been concealed therein.

Verified this _____ day of June’ 2023, at the Kolkata.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                   DEPONENT

                                                                   Identified by me,

 

                                                                   Advocate.

Prepared in my Chamber,

 

Advocate.

Dated : _____day of November’ 2023.

Place : Kolkata.                                          

 

N O T A R Y

 

 

IN THE DEBTS RECOVERY TRIBUNAL III, KOLKATA

JEEVAN SUDHA BUILDING

(8th FLOOR)

42C, J.L. NEHRU ROAD

KOLKATA – 700 071

 

IA NO. ____________OF 2023

arising out of

SA NO ________ OF 2023

(Diary No. ____________of 2023)

 

In the matter of ;

SRABANI BASU

--- ---- APPLICANT

VERSUS

 

ICICI BANK AND OTHERS

----- ---- RESPONDENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERIM APPLICATION

 

 

 

 

 

Advocate on Record;

 

Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate Enrollment No. F/872/2000, High Court Bar Association Room No. 15, High Court Calcutta, Mobile Number 9883070666, 9836829666, Email :aksinghadvocate@rediffmail.com

 

 

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