IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13666 of 2011 Smt.Radha Singh wife of Sri Janardan Singh and daughter of late Maluki Prasad Mandal, resident of Village-Launa, P.O.-Launa Parsa, P.S.-Tarapur, District-Munger, at present residing at jarbehra Subhash Chowk, P.O.-Basudeopur, P.S.-Kotwali, District-Munger. ...............Petitioner Versus 1. General Manager, Canara Bank, Circle Office Lav Kush Tower, Exhibition Road, Patna. 2. The Authorized Officer, Canara Bank, Munger, P.S.-Kotwali, District-Munger. 3. The Branch Manager, Canara Bank Branch Bara Bazar, Munger, P.S.-Kotwali, District-Munger. ........Respondents ---------------------------------- 02 28.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for challenging the order dated 19.05.2011, which was passed by the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Patna dismissing the appeal filed by the petitioner under section 17 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’ for the shake of brevity). 3. From the provisions of the aforesaid Act, it is quite apparent that such an order is apealable under section 18 of the Act before the Appellate Tribunal. 4. In the said circumstance, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal under section 18 of the Act before the Appellate Tribunal against the order of the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Patna passed under section 17 of the act. - 2 - If such an appeal is filed by the petitioner before the Appellate Tribunal along with all the requisites and an interlocutory application for condonation the delay as well as a copy of this order, the Appellate Tribunal shall consider the delay caused due to the filing of this writ petition and shall decide the appeal on merits in accordance with law expeditiously. Safik (S.N.Hussain, J.)