Supreme Court of India

Raghunath Rai Bareja and Anr. v. Punjab National Bank and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 287
Bench S.B. Sinha J.
Decided 6 December 2006

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we are clearly of the opinion that the recovery in question is time-barred and it is hereby quashed.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993- ss. 17, 18, 24, 31 and 34-Execution petition pending before High Court­ Transfer to Debts Recovery Tribunal-Exercising its jurisdiction under inherent powers-Property of-Held: Transfer of execution petition to Debts Recovery Tribunai was illegal, without jurisdiction and beyond the scope of Section 31 of the Act-There are no such inherent powers of the Court apart from Section 31 for transferring the execution proceedings to the Tribunal-Court cannot transfer the proceeding even under Section 446 of Companies Act as the same

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