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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 930 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 222 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 141 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 39114 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 18288 Views 1 comment Print


Writ Against SARFAESI Action Not Maintainable when alternative remedies exist: SC

July 27, 2025 1362 Views 0 comment Print

SC held writ petitions against ARC’s proposed SARFAESI action as not maintainable due to alternative remedy under Section 17 of the SARFAESI Act.

SARFAESI Act Remedy Under DRT Bars HC Writ Petition Challenging E-Auction Notice

July 26, 2025 1293 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court dismisses writ petition challenging SARFAESI e-auction, citing Supreme Court precedents on alternative remedies and judicial restraint.

Writ Not Maintainable Against SARFAESI Auction Notice as Effective Remedy Exists

July 24, 2025 894 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court dismisses writ petition against SARFAESI sale notice, reiterating that statutory appeal under SARFAESI Act is the appropriate remedy.

Private Banks Not Amenable to Writ Jurisdiction Under Article 226: P&H HC

July 24, 2025 1257 Views 0 comment Print

The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that private banks, like ICICI, are not “State” under Article 12, precluding writ petitions for directions on loan recovery. Borrowers must use SARFAESI Act remedies.

Charge registered with CERSAI to be treated as secured Financial Creditor

July 24, 2025 1182 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Delhi held that appellant to be treated as secured Financial Creditor based on the registered charge with CERSAI in accordance with Regulation 21 of the IBBI (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016. Accordingly, appeal allowed and order set aside.

Auction proceeding vitiated as rule 9(3) and 9(4) of Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules violated

July 23, 2025 999 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana High Court held that the whole auction proceedings are rightly vitiated since auction was done blatantly in violation of Rule 9(3) and Rule 9(4) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002. Accordingly, writ dismissed.

Even void orders must be formally set aside: SC

July 23, 2025 2520 Views 0 comment Print

SC held that even orders considered voidable or non est (non-existent) must be formally set aside through appropriate legal proceedings and cannot be unilaterally ignored

Secured Creditor Under SARFAESI Act Has Priority Over CGST Dues: Calcutta HC

July 22, 2025 1218 Views 0 comment Print

The Calcutta High Court ruled that a secured creditor under the SARFAESI Act holds priority over CGST dues, citing Section 26E of the SARFAESI Act and Supreme Court precedents.

Writ not entertained as alternative remedy available under SARFAESI Act

July 21, 2025 630 Views 0 comment Print

Patna High Court held that High Courts should not entertain application under Article 226 of the Constitution, if there is an effective remedy available to the aggrieved persons under the provisions of the SARFAESI Act. Accordingly, writ held as not maintainable.

Debt Recovery Tribunal not bound by procedure laid by Code of Civil

July 16, 2025 834 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that as per the provisions of Section 22 of Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993, Debt Recovery Tribunal is not bound by the procedure laid down by the Code of Civil Procedure.

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