IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2009 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 33662 of 2008(G) -------------------------- SA.13/2008 of DEBT RECOVERY TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. C.JAYAKUMAR, S/O.M.N.CHIDAMBARAM AGED 31 YEARS, SOLE PROPRIETOR, PRANAVAM MERCANTILE CORPORATE, THOTTUPATTU BUILDINGS, PARIYARAM JUNCTION, ELANTHOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 643. 2. M.N.CHIDAMBARAM, S/O.NARAYANAN ACHARI, AGED 61 YEARS, PRANAVAM, PARIYARAM MURI, PARIYARAM P.O., ELANTHOOR VILLAGE, PIN - 689 643. 3. R.ANANDAKRISHNAN, S/O.RAJAPPAN ACHARI, AGED 48 YEARS, LEKSHMI NIVAS, BHATTERI PARAMBU, THIRUVAMPADY P.O., PAZHAVEEDU VILLAGE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.G.BALAMURALEEDHARAN (PARAVUR) SRI.MATHEWS V.JACOB (PARAVUR) SRI.N.T.NANDAKUMAR (PARAVUR) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE AUTHORISED OFFICER, UCO BANK, REGIONAL OFFICE, OVER BRIDGE JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE BRANCH MANAGER, UCO BANK, MALLAPUZHASSERY BRANCH, NELLIKKALA P.O. PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 643. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE KARITHANAM VARGHESE SRI.V.J.JOHN SRI.C.I.ABRAHAM SRI.JOSE KURIAKOSE (VILANGATTIL) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN WPC.33662/08 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF NOTICE U/S.13(2) OF SARFAESI ACT DTD.30.05.07. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF REPLY NOTICE DTD.6.11.07. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF SA NO.13/08 FILED BEFORE THE HON'BLE DRT, ERNAKULAM DT.21.1.08. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF IA.1331/08 I SA NO.13/08 DT.14.8.08. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF IA.1332/08 IN SA NO.13/08 DT.14.8.08.. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF IA.1658/08 IN SA NO.13/08 DT.10.11.08. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF NOTICES ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DT.24.10.08 & 28.10.08. /TRUE COPY/ THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.33662 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT This writ petition was filed at a time when the Debts Recovery Tribunal did not have a Presiding Officer. I have granted an order of stay. The petitioners have filed an application under Section 17 of the SARFAESI Act before the DRT. Hence, this writ petition is dismissed preserving all contentions and rights. It is further directed that distress action against the petitioners will stand suspended for 45 days to enable them to move the DRT for interlocutory orders. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.31/3.