Whether the High Court has gone beyond the scope and ambit of the proceedings before it. ?
When the challenge was for foreiting the 10% of deposited amount by authorised officer - granting relief providing time to deposite balance sale amount is nothing but travelling beyond scope of relief asked for and as such liable to be set aside.
the auction purchaser moved an application before the Recovery Officer seeking some clarity in the matter. The same was replied to by the Bank. However, thereafter the Recovery Officer dismissed the application of the petitioner on 28.11.2019 and forfeited 10% of the amount deposited by him. Aggrieved by the order of the Recovery Officer, Respondent No.1 herein had preferred an appeal being Appeal No.21 of 2019 before DRTII, The said appeal came to be dismissed by the DRTII. Thereafter Respondent No.1 herein original writ petitioner preferred an appeal bearing No.91 2 of 2019 before the DRAT challenging the order of DRT dated 18.03.2020. The DRAT, however did not grant any interim relief to him and consequently Respondent Bank herein sought to put the property to auction on 10.11.2021. The application to seek interim relief from the DRAT was renotified on 17.11.2021 i.e. after the date of the proposed auction and therefore apprehending that his interim relief application would become infructuous.Though the appeal before the DRAT was pending and what was challenged before the High Court was with regard to not granting any interim relief against the auction The High Court has passed the following order: “13. In the aforesaid circumstances, we grant one opportunity to the petitioner to deposit the balance amount along with damages quantified at Rs.5 Lakhs, within the next two weeks. The deposit shall be made with the respondent bank within the aforesaid period. In case, the deposit is made in these terms, the respondent bank 3 shall proceed to deliver the possession of the properties to the petitioner. The Recovery Officer is directed to release the 25% of the amount deposited by the petitioner with him, along with up to date interest, within the next 10 days to the respondent Bank, and to confirm the sale. The Recovery Officer shall take all steps under the law to perfect the title of the petitioner.
The High Court has not properly appreciated the fact that what was challenged before it was regarding nongrant 4 of any interim relief pending the appeal before the DRAT. Main appeal was yet to be considered by the DRAT on merits. From the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court, it appears that the High Court has decided and disposed of the writ petition as if the High Court was considering the final decision of the DRAT. The order passed by the DRT confirming the order passed by the Recovery Officer forfeiting 10% amount deposited by the auction purchaser was yet to be decided by the DRAT. Therefore, the High Court as such has gone beyond the scope and ambit of the proceedings before it
original borrower has preferred the present Civil Appeal Nos. 13021303 of 2022.