To address your query:
1. Validity of Status Quo Post-Impleadment
The order dated 13/03/2024 states that "there be an order of status quo till the amendment is carried out impleading the auction purchaser." The purpose of this status quo order was to maintain the existing state of affairs and prevent any prejudice until the impleadment process was completed.
The subsequent order dated 19/06/2024 confirms that the impleadment of the auction purchaser was carried out that day. Therefore, the specific condition triggering the validity of the status quo order—completion of the amendment—was fulfilled on 19/06/2024.
Thus, after 19/06/2024, the status quo order, as per its plain language, would no longer be effective.
2. Order Dated 09/08/2024
The order dated 09/08/2024 was passed not to continue the status quo but to address the non-compliance by the Respondent Bank with prior directions.
Key points from the 09/08/2024 order:
- It highlights that the Respondent Bank failed to file details of the sale or the name and address of the auction purchaser, as directed by the orders dated 18/12/2023 and 13/03/2024.
- The Registrar-in-Charge granted the Applicant's request to escalate the matter to the Presiding Officer for further necessary directions.
This order does not revive or revalidate the earlier status quo order; instead, it deals with procedural non-compliance by the Respondent Bank and ensures the matter is appropriately placed before the Presiding Officer.
Conclusion
- The status quo order became invalid post-impleadment on 19/06/2024.
- The order dated 09/08/2024 was procedural and intended to address the Respondent Bank's failure to comply with tribunal directions, not to extend or modify the status quo.
If further clarity or relief is required, you can move an appropriate application before the Presiding Officer in the next hearing.