Bombay High Court

Mr Sukhvinder Singh SamraversusThe Registrar, Debts Recovery Tribunal, Mumbai

Decided: 24 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court permitted the applicant to file the rejoinder affidavit and extended the DRT’s disposal deadline to 16 September 2026.

Summary

The applicant, Sukhvinder Singh Samra, filed an intervention application in Writ Petition No. 7156 of 2026 seeking permission to file a rejoinder affidavit before the Debts Recovery Tribunal‑III, Mumbai, in the pending Securitisation Application No. 196 of 2026. The Court examined whether such a filing could be allowed at this stage and whether any further time could be granted for the Tribunal to dispose of the securitisation matter. It held that the applicant may place the rejoinder affidavit on record, subject to a strict deadline of 28 August 2026. Additionally, the Court extended the period for the DRT to dispose of the securitisation application to 16 September 2026. No further extensions were permitted. The application was therefore disposed of by granting the relief sought.

Issues considered

Whether the applicant may be permitted to file a rejoinder affidavit before the DRT in the pending securitisation application.
Whether the Court can extend the time limit for the DRT to dispose of the securitisation application.

Subjects

intervention application
writ petition
Debts Recovery Tribunal
securitisation
rejoinder affidavit
time extension

Judgment

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                                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                               CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                       INTERVENTION APPLICATION NO. 6630 OF 2026
                                                          IN
                                             WRIT PETITION NO. 7156 OF 2026

                      Sukhvinder Singh Samra                                   …Applicant
                            Versus
VISHAL
SUBHASH               The Registrar, Debts Recovery
PAREKAR               Tribunal, Mumbai and Others                              …Respondents
Digitally signed by
VISHAL SUBHASH
PAREKAR
Date: 2026.08.24
18:23:44 +0530                                      ******
                      Mr. Vatsal Gosalia a/w. Mr. Chandresh Rao, for the Applicant/Ori.
                      Petitioner.
                      Mr. Alok Mishra, for Respondent No. 2.
                      Mr. Siddharth Samantray a/w. Mr. Omkar Kanegaonkar and Mr. Nihal
                      Lakhan, Ms. Sanjana Savardekar i/b. Mr. Omkar Kanegaonkar, for
                      Respondent No. 3 in IA.
                                                    ******
                                               CORAM : MANISH PITALE AND
                                                          SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, JJ.

                                                    DATE       : 24th AUGUST, 2026

                      P.C. :

                      1.          Heard the learned counsel for the parties.


                      2.          The application is disposed of by permitting the applicant

                      (original petitioner) to place on record a rejoinder affidavit before the

                      Debts Recovery Tribunal-III, Mumbai (DRT) in pending Securitisation

                      Application No. 196 of 2026 on or before 28 th August 2026. No further

                      time shall be granted.


                      Vishal Parekar                                                                        ….1
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3.          In that light, the time period for disposing of the Securitisation

Application by the DRT is extended till 16th September 2026.




                 (SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, J.)          (MANISH PITALE, J.)




Vishal Parekar                                                                        ….2

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