Allahabad High Court ‘Requests’ Centre To Expedite Appointments To DRT
The Allahabad Excessive Courtroom, after reflecting on the very long time non-functioning of the Debt Restoration Tribunals attributable to a scarcity of everlasting member, has referred to as on the Union Finance Ministry to expedite the method of recent appointments calling it an ‘alarming state of affairs’.
The Courtroom was contemplating a Writ Petition looking for route to the Respondent to not give impact to the impugned ex-parte order below Part 14 of the Securitization & Reconstruction of Monetary Belongings and Enforcement of Safety Curiosity Act, 2002 through the pendency of the Securitization Utility earlier than the Debt Restoration Tribunal Prayagraj.
The Division Bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Praveen Kumar Giri noticed, “….this Courtroom requests the Ministry of Finance, Authorities of India to look into the mentioned matter and expedite recent appointments to the DRT which are vacant at the moment second.”
The Petitioner was represented by Advocate Krishna Kant Dwivedi whereas the Respondent was represented by C.S.C. Ramesh Kumar Shukla.
The Courtroom identified that in umpteen variety of Writ Petitions are being filed difficult the orders handed below Part 14 of the Securitization & Reconstruction of Monetary Belongings and Enforcement of Safety Curiosity Act, 2002 berfore the Excessive Courtroom because the Debt Restoration Tribunal, Prayagraj shouldn’t be functioning attributable to no member being appointed to the mentioned Tribunal.
“We’re given to know that there isn’t any everlasting member sitting in Money owed Restoration Tribunal, Prayagraj and the jurisdiction of the DRT, Prayagraj with regard to pressing issues is with the DRT, Jabalpur. The truth is, we’ve got been knowledgeable that from June 24, 2025, the extra cost given to the DRT, Jabalpur has additionally expired and, subsequently, no issues are being heard, even when they’re pressing……The above state of affairs is alarming and is leading to inordinate delay in issues being heard,” the Courtroom noticed.
The ASGI was directed to look within the matter on the subsequent date whereas the courtroom refused to intervene within the matter in view of the judgment of the Supreme Courtroom in Celir LLP vs. Bafna Motors (Mumbai) Pvt. Ltd., 2023
The Petition was accordingly listed for July 29, 2025.
Trigger Title: Yadunandan Pandey vs. State Of U.P. And three Others
