Authority: High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi
Order Date: 26 October 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Assay Ceramics and Chemicals Private Limited, represented by Rohit Goyal (son of Director Binod Kumar Goyal).
- Respondents: Bank of Baroda (Main Branch Jamshedpur, Head Office Vadodara, Zonal Office Patna), PRB Associates, and the Presiding Officer of the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Ranchi.
- The writ petition (W.P.(C) No. 8025 of 2026) challenges the non‑consideration of the petitioner’s interim application (I.A. (E‑Diary) No. 470 of 2025) filed in S.A. No. 09 of 2021 before the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Ranchi.
- Counsel for the Bank explained that DRT Ranchi is operating in virtual mode, with the Presiding Officer of DRT Ahmedabad holding additional charge, and that urgent applications must be mentioned before the Registrar for virtual hearing.
Final Outcome
- The Court directed the petitioner to mention I.A. (E‑Diary) No. 470 of 2025 before the Registrar of DRT Ranchi.
- Upon such mention, the In‑Charge Presiding Officer of DRT Ranchi shall ensure the interim application is heard and disposed of at the earliest, in accordance with law.
- The writ petition is disposed with the above direction.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Debt Recovery