Borrower has no right of hearing before Magistrate under SARFESI Act

CA. Manisha Mehta Vs The Board of Directors of Represented by its Managing Director of ICICI Bank and ors. (Bombay High Court) The main prayer of the petitioners is for a declaration that natural justice should be read into section 14 of the SARFAESI Act. The SARFAESI Act is intended to facilitate quick recovery of secured debts without extending any opportunity of hearing to a borrower and without judicial/quasi-judicial intervention till such time possession of the secured asset is taken by the secured creditor after serving the requisite notices and responding to the objection/representatio...