Wednesday, October 16, 2024

exparte vacating petition by the defendants in DRT

 

 

 

IN THE DEBTS RECOVERY TRIBUNAL, GUWAHATI

 

 

I.A NO.           of   2016

 

Arising out of

Original Application No. 141 of 2016

 

 

B E T W E E N

 

 

 

                                IDBI Bank Limited

                             …………..Applicant

 

-VERSUS-

 

 

M/s. Ghosh Brothers Motors Pvt. Limited and Ors.

                           …………….Defendants.

 

 

Exparte vacating petition by the defendants

 

 

The humble petition on behalf of the defendants nos. 1,2,3,4, and 5, above named most respectfully –

S H W E T H:

 

1.     That the instant application under section 19 of the Recovery of Debt Due to Bank and Financial Institutions Act 1993 has been filed before this Learned Tribunal interalia praying for the reliefs mentioned in the prayer portion of the instant application.

 

2.     That the defendants nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, hereinafter referred to as these defendants have entered appearance in the instant case and prepare themselves to file their written statement in the instant case based on the allegations made in the original amended application and also the documents filed by the Bank in support of their case as made out in the said original amended application.

 

3.     That the defendants engaged their earlier Learned Advocate, Dr. Lal, whose junior taking up the above referred Suit on behalf of these defendants, but as the said Learned Advocate Dr. Lal was under treatment due to his suffering from Cancer, and consequently he departure to this world for ever, keep these defendants in darkness about the present Suit, and others which has been assigned to him by these defendants. However, these defendants arranged with the help of his surviving junior Learned Advocate to collect the Documents of the present Suit.

 

4. That the defendants therefore was not in proper knowledge of the proceeding and dates of the present Suit before the Hon’ble DRT, Guwahati, and for such reasons alone while the Suit was called for before the Hon’ble DRT, the Hon’ble DRT was pleased to pass necessary order on earlier occasion, which affected in much adverse perception and to the prejudice to these defendants.

 

5. That therefore, these defendants reasonably seeks to get an appropriate opportunity to being heard in the present proceeding, by way of submission of their Written Statement, in the interest of administration of justice.

 

6. That these defendants are much willing and eagerly desire to contest the present Suit proceeding to get justice, and such desire of the defendants are not effected to the applicant bank in any manner, whatsoever, and not even prejudice to the applicant, herein in the present proceeding.

 

7. That the present proceeding has been directed as of exparte against these defendants, and as the defendants has no proper knowledge as on which date and occasions such direction has been given by the Hon’bleTribunal, therefore praying inter alia for the opportunity of submission of the written statements thereof, in the interest of administration of justice.

 

8. That it is pertinent to states that on 22-02-2017, while the cause lists has been taken on by the Learned Advocate of the defendants for their another three cases before the Hon’ble Tribunal listed on 23-02-2017, he came to know about the present proceeding, and the last order has been enquired by the learned Advocate of these defendants, which shows the exparte order against the defendants, herein, and therefore on the communication of the Learned Advocate engaged presently, these defendants reasonably seeks to appear and contest the present proceeding, in the interest of administration of justice.

 

9. That on earlier occasion as on 23-02-2017, the Learned Advocate for the defendants appeared and filed their Vokalatnama, thereof in the present Suit proceeding before the Hon’ble Tribunal, and whereas the Hon’ble Tribunal has fixed the present Suit for appearance of the defendants, and therefore these defendants while in the factual circumstances, was not in a proper knowledge about the steps and proceeding, due to earlier Learned advocate serious illness suffering from cancer, and as the defendants are all along willing to contest the suit and to defend their case, in the interest of administration of justice.

 

10. That unless the Learned Tribunal, grant an appropriate opportunity to these defendants to contest the present Suit proceeding by way of submission of Written Statements, in the present Suit proceeding, these defendants will highly prejudice and suffer with irreparable loss and injury, thereof.

 

11. That the balance of Convenience and inconvenience is in favour of these defendants, and the applicant will not prejudice.

 

12.    That this petition is made bonafide and for the ends of justice.  

 

In the above facts and circumstances it is most humbly prayed that this Hon’ble Tribunal would most graciously be pleased to pass an order to allow this present application and to vacate the earlier order of exparte against these defendants, in the present suit proceeding, and to grant an appropriate opportunity to these defendants to submit their Written Statement, in the present Suit proceeding, with a copy to the applicant bank herein in the present Suit proceeding, so that the instant application can be adjudicated properly and effectively without any prejudice to the either of the parties of the proceeding, in the interest of administration of justice,  and/or to pass such other or further order or orders as this Learned Tribunal may deem fit and proper.

 

And for this act of kindness the applicants as in duty bound shall ever pray.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFFIDAVIT

        I, Shri Pranab Kumar Ghosh, Son of Pradyut Kumar Ghosh, being the Director of M/s. Ghosh Brothers Motors Pvt. Limited, having it’s office at Christian Basti, near Cube Shopping Complex, G.S. Road, Guwahati - 781006, Assam, do hereby solemnly affirm and say as follows:

1.     That I am the defendant no.2 in the instant original application and as such I am well acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the instant case. I further say that I have been duly authorized by the defendant no.1, 3, 4, 5, make and affirm this affidavit on It’s behalf also.

 

2.     That the statements contained in paragraphs no. 3 to 9,                               of the foregoing petition are true to my knowledge and those contained in rest paragraphs are my humble submission before this Learned Tribunal. 

 

Prepared in my office,

Deponent.

                 Advocate.

Identified by me,--

 

Advocate.

Place:        Guwahati

Date:                  , 2017.

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