Supreme Court of India
Kotak Mahindra Bank Pvt. Limited v. Ambuj A. Kasliwal & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the requirement of pre-deposit under sub-section (1) of Section 18 of the Act is mandatory and there is no reason whatsoever for not giving full effect to the provisions contained in Section 18 of the Act . In that view of the matter, no court, much less the Appellate Tribunal, a creature of the Act itself, can refuse to give full effect to the provisions of the Statute.
Judgment, page 12
From the headnote
Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 – s.21 – Appeal before DRAT – Pre-deposit of the debt due – Waiver – Sust ainability of – Held: In all cases fifty per cent of the decretal amount i.e. the debt due is to be deposited before DRAT as a mandatory requirement, but in appropriate cases for reasons to be recorded t he deposit of at least twenty-five per cent of the debt due would be pe rmissible, but not entire waiver – When further amount is due and payabl e in discharge of decree/recovery certificate issued by DRT, the High Court does not have the power to waive the pre-deposit in its
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