Authority: High Court of Orissa at Cuttack
Order Date: 08-Oct-2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Najma Begum (Petitioner) vs State Bank of India, SARB (represented by Authorized Officer Madhupatna Chak) and others.
- Petition No.: W.P.(C) No. 32788 of 2026; seeks direction for disposal of application pending before Cuttack Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) since 2017 (S.A. No. 97 of 2017).
- Counsel: Mr. R.K. Rout appeared for the petitioner.
- The petitioner argued the DRT application has been pending since 2017, requesting a time‑bound disposal.
Court Reasoning
- The court noted the petitioner's limited prayer.
- The writ petition was disposed of at the admission stage.
- The court directed the DRT to dispose of the pending application within ten weeks from receipt of the certified copy of this order.
Final Outcome
- The Cuttack Debt Recovery Tribunal must resolve S.A. No. 97 of 2017 within ten weeks of receiving the certified copy of the order.
Topics: Banking, Legal Proceedings