Bombay High Court
SHRIPAD B DABRIversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE PUNE AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The DRT, Pune shall dispose of the pending securitization application within ten weeks from the date of this order.
Summary
The petitioner, Shripad B. Dabri, filed a writ petition that was disposed of on 25 June 2025, directing the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Pune to decide a pending securitization application within six months of a Rs.25,00,000 deposit. The DRT hearing remains ongoing, and both parties jointly requested an extension of time for the DRT to complete its adjudication. The Court, noting the DRT's heavy caseload, ordered that the DRT dispose of the securitization application within ten weeks from the date of the order. The interim application seeking the extension was therefore disposed of. The decision reflects the Court’s discretion to modify procedural timelines to ensure efficient disposal of pending matters.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate time frame for the DRT to dispose of the pending securitization application?
- Can the Court extend the time limit originally set by its earlier order?
Subjects
- writ petition
- interim application
- extension of time
- Debt Recovery Tribunal
- securitization
- civil appellate jurisdiction
- procedural discretion
Judgment
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905-ia-589.26.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 589 OF 2026
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 3760 OF 2025
Shripad B. Dabri … Petitioner
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents
Digitally signed by
BIPIN
DHARMENDER
PRITHIANI
BIPIN
DHARMENDER
PRITHIANI
Date: 2026.01.23
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18:36:07 +0530
Mr. Gauraj Shah i/by Mr. Mahesh Karule for the Petitioner.
Mrs. M. S Bane, AGP for Respondent-State.
Mr. Nainesh Amin i/by N. N. Amin & Co. for Respondent-Bank.
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CORAM : MANISH PITALE AND
SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, JJ.
DATE : 23rd JANUARY 2026
P.C. :
. This application is moved in a disposed of writ petition. By
order dated 25th June 2025, this Court disposed of the writ
petition by directing the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Pune to
decide the pending securitization application within a period of 6
months from the date of deposit of Rs.25,00,000/- by the original
petitioner.
2. The hearing before the DRT is still in progress and
therefore, a joint request is made by the parties for granting
extension of time for the DRT to dispose of the pending
securitization application.
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905-ia-589.26.doc
3. Considering the stage of the proceeding and the fact that
DRT, Pune is already overburdened with a number of pending
cases, it is directed that the DRT, Pune shall dispose of the pending
securitization application within a period of 10 weeks from today.
4. The interim application is disposed of.
(SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, J.) (MANISH PITALE, J.)
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