Official Liquidator, Spark Plugs (I) ... vs Bank Of India And Ors. on 31 July, 2006
3. The respondent Bank of India filed reply admitting the order passed by the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Delhi, against M/s. Spark Plug India Ltd. Filing of objection by the official liquidator before the Recovery Officer was also admitted by the bank. The bank supported the case of Allahabad Bank v. Canara Bank [2000] 101 Comp Cas 64 : [2004] 4 SCC 406 relied on by the Recovery Officer in its order. The bank stated that the DRT has got the exclusive jurisdiction to decide the priorities amongst the various creditors subject to the provisions of Section 529A of the Companies Act. The bank denied that they had given any consent to sale the assets of the debtor-company through official liquidator.