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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


Latest Judiciary


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 225 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


Latest Notifications


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 39120 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


Impact of SARFAESI Act, 2002 on Banking Practices

October 13, 2024 2043 Views 0 comment Print

Explore how the SARFAESI Act transformed banking practices, enhancing recovery processes while raising concerns about borrowers’ rights in India.

Delhi HC Directs Petitioner to Approach DRT; No Writ Against NBFC

October 11, 2024 759 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC dismisses writ petition against NBFC under SARFAESI Act. Petitioner advised to approach DRT for resolution. Fraud allegations under investigation.

Bank’s Registered Security Interest with CERSAI Takes Priority Over Tax Authorities’ Claim: Bombay HC

August 18, 2024 1569 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC upholds priority of Janaseva Sahakari Bank’s secured interest over Sales Tax Dept’s claims, setting aside the mutation entry in land records.

Sales Tax cannot claim priority over dues of secured creditor whose interest is registered with CERSAI: Bombay HC

July 25, 2024 678 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that security creditor who has registered its claim against secure assets with the Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India (CERSAI) has priority over other debts.

Debt Recovery Simplified: Section 13 of SARFAESI Act

June 17, 2024 2781 Views 0 comment Print

SARFAESI Act of 2002 addresses India’s non-performing assets. Section 13 empowers secured creditors to enforce security interests without court proceedings, streamlining debt recovery.

Bank Documents for Asset Reconstruction Exempt from Stamp Duty under SARFAESI Act

June 4, 2024 1131 Views 0 comment Print

Legal analysis of SARFAESI Act: Exemption from stamp duty for documents favoring asset reconstruction. Case: Assets Care Vs Ankit Metal (NCLT Kolkata).

Secured creditor cannot proceed under SARFAESI following adverse civil suit judgment

May 26, 2024 1557 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court rules that a secured creditor cannot proceed under SARFAESI Act if a civil suit for recovery has been dismissed on merits. Learn more about the case.

Kerala High Court Directs Deferred Repayment Plan in Loan Recovery Case

May 26, 2024 804 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court intervenes in coercive recovery proceedings against petitioners for financial advance default, granting time for repayment. Read the full judgment here.

ICAI Reprimands CA for Misleading Audit Report on SARFAESI

May 9, 2024 39120 Views 0 comment Print

CA. Ravish Maniyar found guilty of professional misconduct by ICAI for failing to disclose pending SARFAESI proceedings in an audit report.

SARFAESI Auction irregularity: SC directs refund with interest & allows Tenants Who Bid to Stay After Auction Set Aside

April 26, 2024 2253 Views 0 comment Print

In Govind Kumar Sharma & Anr Vs Bank of Baroda case, Supreme Court sets aside auction sale under SARFAESI Act due to procedural lapses, allowing tenants to stay with refund.

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