Allahabad High Court
JASWANT SINGH (BORROWER)versusUNION BANK OF INDIA AND 5 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The petition is dismissed as the petitioner has an alternative remedy available before the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal.
Summary
Jaswant Singh, a borrower, filed a writ petition challenging an order that was appealable before the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal. The High Court examined whether the petition was maintainable given the existence of an alternative remedy. The Court held that the petitioner could pursue the matter before the appropriate tribunal and therefore dismissed the petition. No substantive discussion on the merits of the underlying debt dispute was made. The dismissal was based solely on the principle of alternative remedy.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition is maintainable when an alternative statutory remedy is available before the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal
Subjects
- Writ petition
- Alternative remedy
- Debt recovery
- Jurisdiction
- Appealable order
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 39922 of 2026
Jaswant Singh (Borrower)
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Union Bank Of India And 5 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Daya Shankar Mani Tripathi,
Rajeshwari Prasad
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ashish Agrawal, C.S.C., Krishna
Mohan Asthana, Om Prakash Gupta
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. The order impugned is an appealable order before the Debts Recovery
Appellate Tribunal.
2. This petition is dismissed on the ground of alternative remedy.
3. Shri Om Prakash Gupta appears for the Union Bank of India.
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
October 1, 2026
A. V. Singh
Digitally signed by :-
AJAY VIKRAM SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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