Authority: High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction)

Order Date: 10 September 2026

Case Overview

  • Petition No.11351 of 2026 filed by Roy Jalal Jaffarbhai (auction purchaser) against Authorized Officer, Bank of Baroda and others.
  • Petitioner deposited full bid amount in 2022 and obtained sale certificate, but a status‑quo order of the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT) dated 12 July 2023 and continued on 22 April 2024 prevented him from taking possession.
  • The petitioner sought the Court’s intervention to direct the DRAT to dispose the pending Appeal No. 60 of 2023 expeditiously.
  • The Court noted this was the first listing, respondents were not present, and therefore notice to respondents was dispensed with.

Final Outcome

  • The writ petition is disposed.
  • The DRAT is directed to finally hear and dispose Appeal No. 60 of 2023 as expeditiously as possible and, in any event, on or before 15 December 2026.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Banking Dispute