JUDGEMENT
SURINDER SINGH NIJJAR, J. -
(1.)LEAVE granted.
(2.)THESE special leave petitions are directed against the final judgment and order dated 14th June, 2011 passed
by the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) in
W.A.No.417 of 2011 dismissing the aforesaid Writ
Appeal filed by the appellants.
We have heard the learned counsel for the parties at length.
(3.)MR . Ashok Desai learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants has submitted that although
many issues have been raised in the SLP, he is not
pressing the point that the High Court erred in
entertaining the writ petition filed by respondent Nos.1
and 2. The point with regard to the maintainability of
the writ petition was taken on the basis of a judgment
of this Court in the case of United Bank of India vs.
Satyawati Tondon & Ors.1. It was urged before the
High Court that an alternative remedy being available
to respondent Nos.1 and 2 under the Securitization and
Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of
Security Interest Act, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as
"SARFAESI Act, 2002), the writ petition would not be
maintainable. The second issue with regard to the
maintainability was based on the fact that earlier
1 [2010 (8) SCC 110]
respondent Nos. 1 and 2 had filed Writ Petition
Nos.5027 -28 of 2006 challenging the auction sale
notice dated 23rd May, 2006. However, these writ
petitions were withdrawn on 3rd July, 2006. The High
Court did not give any liberty to respondent Nos. 1 and
2 to file fresh writ petition. Mr. Desai very fairly submitted that it is not necessary to examine the issues
on maintainability of the writ petition, as the entire
issue is before this Court on merits.
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