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SC’s Continued Shift Toward Creditor-Centric Enforcement Under SARFAESI Act

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that borrowers lose their statutory right of redemption once a valid auction notice is published under Sect...

June 25, 2026 633 Views 0 comment Print

NPAs & Enforcement of Security Interest under SARFAESI Act: Key Legal Issues

Finance : The article explores how the SARFAESI Act empowers banks to recover dues efficiently while highlighting the procedural safeguards ...

June 15, 2026 927 Views 0 comment Print

Loan Fraud & Regulatory Lapses: Gaps in India’s Financial Framework

Finance : The paper shows that loan fraud persists due to enforcement failures, not lack of legal provisions. It highlights delays in detect...

April 2, 2026 714 Views 0 comment Print

Misuse of Insolvency Proceedings to Obstruct SARFAESI Enforcement: A Judicial Response

Corporate Law : The Court held that insolvency proceedings cannot be invoked after completion of SARFAESI auction to stall recovery. It clarified ...

March 21, 2026 1218 Views 0 comment Print

Treatise on rights of borrower under SARFAESI Act, 2002: A Lawyer’s Perspective

Corporate Law : Learn the critical protections available to borrowers facing recovery actions, including notice, appeal, and redemption rights, to...

November 24, 2025 1359 Views 0 comment Print


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SARFAESI Act Misuse: Government’s Lok Sabha Reply

Corporate Law : Ministry of Finance addresses Lok Sabha questions on misuse of SARFAESI Act, detailing existing safeguards for borrowers and regul...

August 7, 2025 732 Views 0 comment Print

No provision to re-seal property already auctioned by nationalized banks

Finance : There is no mention of the term re-sealing of property in SARFAESI Act, 2022 and the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy (RDB) Act, 1...

August 8, 2022 1035 Views 0 comment Print

SARFAESI Act, 2002: 3 month imprisonment if borrower not provide asset details

Corporate Law : The Central Govt has initiated formulation of laws to secure prudential banking & help effect a culture of credit discipline i...

December 21, 2018 2874 Views 0 comment Print

Control and resolution of NPAs

Fema / RBI :  The Gross Advances of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) increased from Rs.25,03,431 crore as on 31.3.2008 to Rs. 68,75,748 crore...

August 8, 2018 1200 Views 0 comment Print

Draft ‘Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017’ -Govt invite comments

Fema / RBI : It is widely felt that the spectre of high-value economic offenders absconding from India to defy the legal process seriously unde...

May 18, 2017 1188 Views 0 comment Print


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Pending Winding-Up Proceedings Do Not Bar Independent Section 7 IBC Application Unless Irreversible Stage Is Reached: SC

Corporate Law : Supreme Court held that a Section 7 IBC application can proceed despite pending winding-up proceedings where no irreversible stage...

July 3, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Pending NCLAT Appeal Not a Bar to Swiss Challenge Auction as OTS Was Already Rejected: Madras HC

Corporate Law : Madras HC held that a pending NCLAT appeal did not prevent PNB from conducting a Swiss Challenge auction after the OTS proposal wa...

July 3, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

SARFAESI Auction Quashed as Legal Heirs Were Not Served 15-Day Notice Before Sale

Corporate Law : DRT Chandigarh quashed the auction after finding the bank failed to maintain the mandatory 15-day notice period before sale....

July 1, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

DRAT Rejects Borrower-Bank Settlement Because Bank Failed to Comply with Refund Order

Corporate Law : The DRAT upheld the DRT's refusal to accept the settlement after finding that the bank had not complied with the final order direc...

June 28, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

SC Reiterates Limits on Article 226 as SARFAESI Provides Effective Statutory Remedy

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that High Courts should ordinarily refrain from entertaining writ petitions in SARFAESI matters where an ef...

June 27, 2026 225 Views 0 comment Print


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IBBI Suspends Insolvency Professional for 3 Years Due to Failure to Constitute CoC

Corporate Law : IBBI held that an Insolvency Professional cannot delay constitution of the Committee of Creditors based on settlement discussions ...

June 8, 2026 378 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Reprimands CA for Misleading Audit Report on SARFAESI

CA, CS, CMA : CA. Ravish Maniyar found guilty of professional misconduct by ICAI for failing to disclose pending SARFAESI proceedings in an audi...

May 9, 2024 39105 Views 0 comment Print

RBI Circular: Display of Secured Asset Information under SARFAESI Act

Fema / RBI : Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued Circular RBI/2023-24/63 on September 25, 2023, addressing the display of information relate...

September 25, 2023 4710 Views 0 comment Print

Housing financial companies | Financial institutions | SARFAESI Act

Finance : Central Government hereby specifies such housing financial companies registered under sub-section (5) of section 29A of the Nation...

June 17, 2021 3600 Views 0 comment Print

SARFAESI (Central Registry) (Amendment) Rules, 2020

Corporate Law : Government notifies Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (Central Registry) ...

January 24, 2020 18282 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Posts in SARFAESI Act

Pending Winding-Up Proceedings Do Not Bar Independent Section 7 IBC Application Unless Irreversible Stage Is Reached: SC

July 3, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that a Section 7 IBC application can proceed despite pending winding-up proceedings where no irreversible stage has been reached.

Pending NCLAT Appeal Not a Bar to Swiss Challenge Auction as OTS Was Already Rejected: Madras HC

July 3, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC held that a pending NCLAT appeal did not prevent PNB from conducting a Swiss Challenge auction after the OTS proposal was rejected.

SARFAESI Auction Quashed as Legal Heirs Were Not Served 15-Day Notice Before Sale

July 1, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

DRT Chandigarh quashed the auction after finding the bank failed to maintain the mandatory 15-day notice period before sale.

DRAT Rejects Borrower-Bank Settlement Because Bank Failed to Comply with Refund Order

June 28, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

The DRAT upheld the DRT’s refusal to accept the settlement after finding that the bank had not complied with the final order directing refund to the auction purchaser. Both the borrower and the bank’s appeals were dismissed.

SC Reiterates Limits on Article 226 as SARFAESI Provides Effective Statutory Remedy

June 27, 2026 225 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court held that High Courts should ordinarily refrain from entertaining writ petitions in SARFAESI matters where an effective statutory remedy before the DRT exists. The ruling reiterates the limited scope of Article 226 in commercial recovery disputes.

SC Restores Auction Sale Because Borrower’s Right of Redemption Ended After Auction Notice

June 25, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court held that under the amended Section 13(8) of the SARFAESI Act, the borrower’s statutory right of redemption ends upon publication of the auction notice. It set aside the High Court’s order quashing the auction sale certificate.

National Trust Approval Not Required for SARFAESI Proceedings Against Property Partly Owned by Disabled Ward

June 25, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

The Kerala High Court held that banks are not required to obtain approval from the Local Level Committee under the National Trust Act before enforcing security interests under the SARFAESI Act. The Court also ruled that challenges to SARFAESI proceedings should ordinarily be pursued before the Debt Recovery Tribunal.

SC’s Continued Shift Toward Creditor-Centric Enforcement Under SARFAESI Act

June 25, 2026 633 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court held that borrowers lose their statutory right of redemption once a valid auction notice is published under Section 13(8) of the SARFAESI Act. The ruling strengthens creditor certainty and reinforces efficient debt recovery.

Bank Did Not Relinquish Security as Voting at First Creditors’ Meeting Was Insufficient: NCLT

June 23, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print

The NCLT Mumbai held that participation and voting in the first creditors’ meeting did not amount to relinquishment of a secured creditor’s security interest. It ruled that the bank remained entitled to enforce its security under the SARFAESI Act.

NPAs & Enforcement of Security Interest under SARFAESI Act: Key Legal Issues

June 15, 2026 927 Views 0 comment Print

The article explores how the SARFAESI Act empowers banks to recover dues efficiently while highlighting the procedural safeguards available to borrowers.

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