High Court Contempt Plea Filed Against DRT-1 Presiding Officer Over Three-Year Delay in Case Clearance
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The Gujarat High Court faces a contempt petition against Debt Recovery Tribunal-1 (DRT-1) Ahmedabad Presiding Officer Anil Kumar Gupta after the tribunal failed to resolve a pending securitisation case despite explicit high court orders to expedite the matter.
Advocate Dharmesh Gurjar filed the contempt plea on behalf of applicant Rajesh Kumar Yadav, citing deliberate non-compliance with judicial directions issued over three years ago.
High Court Directives Ignored Despite Clear Mandate
The dispute originates from a Special Civil Application order passed by the Gujarat High Court on August 4, 2023. The high court directed DRT-1 Presiding Officer Anil Kumar Gupta to conduct hearing proceedings swiftly and issue an immediate final judgment on the applicant's securitisation application.
Despite the binding nature of the order, proceedings before DRT-1 remain stalled. The applicant alleged that tribunal officials allowed the case to languish without resolving the primary application, leaving the petitioner without legal remedy for three years.
Contempt Petition Demands Accountability for Judicial Delays
The petition stresses that the continuous delay goes beyond procedural sluggishness, representing a direct failure to execute binding directions set by the state's highest judicial body.
The contempt petition is scheduled to come up for hearing before the Gujarat High Court shortly. Legal counsel for the applicant submitted copies of the original August 4, 2023 order alongside primary case records to substantiate claims of deliberate inaction by the tribunal head.
