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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 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


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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 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


Dues of Secured Creditor would prevail over State Tax Department dues: HC

September 13, 2022 4563 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that rights created by SARFAESI Act would have the overriding effect over any State Acts and accordingly Secured Creditor would have first right over the State Tax Departments.

Writ Jurisdiction cannot be invoked to challenge Section 13(2) SARFAESI Notice

September 7, 2022 6903 Views 0 comment Print

In present facts of the case, the Hon’ble High Court while dismissing the Writ Petition under Article 226 held that Notice issued by Bank under Section 13(2) of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 cannot be challenged by invoking Writ jurisdiction as effective alternate remedy has been provided under Section 17 of the Act.

No Condonation of Delay in Filing A Securitisation Application

September 2, 2022 35217 Views 0 comment Print

Article analysed impact of SC judgment on DRT power to condone delay in filing an securitization application – Section 17(1) of SARFAESI Act

Alternative Remedy of Appeal under SARFAESI Act available- HC dismisses Writ Petition

August 26, 2022 2238 Views 0 comment Print

Petitioners have efficacious alternative remedy of filing appeal under SARFAESI Act before DRT and therefore writ petition is dismissed

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

August 8, 2022 1035 Views 0 comment Print

There is no mention of the term re-sealing of property in SARFAESI Act, 2022 and the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy (RDB) Act, 1993

Legal Mends & Loan Repayments: Repercussions of Debt Recovery Tribunals In India

July 11, 2022 3027 Views 0 comment Print

This paper mainly discusses the scenario in the current legal system with respect to loan repayments and the laws related to them. The foundation of the debt recovery tribunals was only to ease the prompt recovery of debt payable back to Indian banks and finance house or to recover the Non- Performing Assets (NPA)

DRT cannot release property merely on deposit of reserve price by borrower: SC

June 25, 2022 13407 Views 0 comment Print

SC clarified that banks cannot be restrained from selling the mortgaged property by holding public auction and realize the outstanding dues, unless the borrower pays entire amount outstanding along with the cost and expenses of auction.

HC directs UP govt to Ensure Strict Compliance with Section 14 of SARFAESI Act

June 21, 2022 2802 Views 0 comment Print

Asset Reconstruction Company India Ltd. Vs State Of U.P. (Allahabad High Court) Chief Secretary of the State of Uttar Pradesh to issue clear directions to all the concerned authorities in the State of Uattar Pradesh to comply strictly the provisions of Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 and handover physical possession of the secured […]

Arbitration & SARFAESI Act Proceedings can be Resorted Simultaneously

June 18, 2022 6582 Views 0 comment Print

Om Prakash Kumawat Vs Rekha Kumawat (Rajasthan High Court) In case of Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited , the Apex Court, after appreciating Sections 35 & 37 of the SARFAESI Act, held that arbitration proceedings and proceedings under the SARFAESI Act can be resorted to simultaneously Contention of learned counsel for the petitioners that in view […]

State Cannot Claim Preference over secured Assets for recovery of Tax Dues

June 18, 2022 579 Views 0 comment Print

State cannot claim preference over the subject property for the purpose of recovery of the dues towards tax. It is not in dispute that the first charge was created in favour of the bank and the bank in exercise of its powers under the SARFAESI Act, put the subject property to auction.

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