HC to Set Aside Plea against Wilful Defaulter Order by Committee

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Case Details:  Ramesh Chandra Bardia v. State Bank of India - [2023] 149 taxmann.com 402 (HC - Calcutta)

Judiciary and Counsel Details

    • Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J. 
    • Mainak Bose, Ms. Urmila Chakraborty, Rishav Karnani and Pranav Sharma, for the Petitioner. 
    • Joy Saha, Anirban Pramanick and Ms. Subhasree Dey for the Respondent.

Facts of the Case

The Review Committee (RC) affirmed the order of the Identification Committee. Consequently, the Petitioners challenged those orders in a writ petition. The petitioner’s case was that all transfers of funds to subsidiaries and investments were made with the full knowledge of consortium members.

Also, the diversion of funds of lenders without necessary consent could not be explained by contending that such advances/diversions were within the 20% cap as per the terms of the sanction.

Subsequently, a composite reading of IC and RC orders indicated that ample reasons were given while coming to decisions in both orders and there was no complaint that the borrower was not allowed to make full representation before both Committees.

Further, there was no scope of the instant Court to sit in an appeal over the decision of Committees, more so since, there was no jurisdictional error apparent on the face of records, nor could there be found any fault in the decision-making process adopted by respondent authorities.

High Court Held

The High Court held that the orders of IC and RC could not be said to be vitiated by any irregularity or patent miscarriage of justice whatsoever. Therefore, the instant writ against the order of IC whereby the petitioners were identified as wilful defaulters and an RC order confirming the same was to be dismissed.

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