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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 465 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 969 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 1182 Views 0 comment Print

Relinquish or realize security interest by secured creditor under liquidation

Corporate Law : Learn how secured creditors can relinquish or realize their security interest during liquidation under IBC, including timelines an...

April 5, 2025 1734 Views 0 comment Print

Impact of SARFAESI Act, 2002 on Banking Practices

Corporate Law : Explore how the SARFAESI Act transformed banking practices, enhancing recovery processes while raising concerns about borrowers' r...

October 13, 2024 1878 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 684 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 1011 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 2835 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 1155 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 1161 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


SARFAESI Trust Income Taxable in Hands of SR Holders as Trust Was Revocable: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai ruled that income earned by a securitisation trust created under the SARFAESI Act was taxable in the hands of Secu...

May 9, 2026 282 Views 0 comment Print

Writ Petition Dismissed as Misconceived for Bypassing SARFAESI & Insolvency Proceedings

Corporate Law : The Court held that disputed issues and ongoing statutory proceedings cannot be challenged through a writ petition. It emphasized ...

May 3, 2026 369 Views 0 comment Print

Writ Petition Dismissed as DRT Order Appealable Under SARFAESI Act: AP HC

Corporate Law : The High Court held that DRT orders are appealable under Section 18 of the SARFAESI Act. It ruled that writ jurisdiction cannot be...

March 18, 2026 798 Views 0 comment Print

Insolvency Proceedings Triggered as Corporate Debtor Admits Financial Default & Files Section 10 Application

Corporate Law : The Tribunal admitted the voluntary insolvency application after examining financial statements, bank records, and other documents...

March 9, 2026 672 Views 0 comment Print

Securitization Application Dismissed as Writ Petition Was Withdrawn Without Liberty

Corporate Law : The tribunal relied on Supreme Court precedent to hold that a second proceeding cannot be filed when an earlier challenge has been...

March 8, 2026 399 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 38604 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 4524 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 3492 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 18132 Views 1 comment Print

Security Interest (Enforcement) Amendment Rules, 2018

Fema / RBI : Sale notice for sale of movable properties- E-Auction Sale Notice for Sale of Movable Assets under the Securitisation and Reconstr...

October 17, 2018 40818 Views 2 comments Print


HC stays attachment of Properties by ED after approval of resolution plan by NCLT

February 8, 2021 2715 Views 0 comment Print

Union Bank Of India E Andhra Bank Vs Union Of India & Ors. (Delhi High Court) Considering the fact that the resolution plan has already been approved in this matter, and that the ED’s order of provisional attachment of the properties of Respondent No. 4 has been passed after the approval of the resolution plan […]

Overview of SARFAESI Act 2002 & Note on process of Enforcement of Security Interest under Section 13

January 31, 2021 175128 Views 9 comments Print

The right of the secured creditor to enforce the security interest under the SARFAESI Act does not arise unless the account of the borrower has been classified as an NPA in the books of account of the secured creditor (banks or financial institutions) in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Mere Balance Sheet entries not amounts to acknowledgment of Debt under Limitation Act

December 22, 2020 5223 Views 0 comment Print

Section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963 would have no application to proceedings under I&B Code. Therefore, the issue raised as regards acknowledgement of liability by reflection in the Balance Sheet/ Annual Return would be irrelevant.

IBC v. SARFAESI Act – Interplay and Overlapping

December 18, 2020 44346 Views 0 comment Print

1. Introduction The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as ‘IBC’) was introduced for the consolidation of laws relating to reorganization and insolvency in a time bound manner.[1] This single codified framework has been brought in to unify the erstwhile laws relating to this subject matter, which were spread across numerous statues. Ever […]

Mortgage of secured creditor gets prior charge over charge for tax/VAT dues

December 17, 2020 10173 Views 0 comment Print

State Bank of India Vs State of Maharashtra (Bombay High Court) In our considered view the facts in the case at hand being similar to the facts in the case of ASREC (India) Limited (Supra) that decision would squarely be applicable to the facts of this case that if any Central statute creates priority of […]

Bank can institute/continue with proceedings against a Guarantor under SARFAESI despite IBC proceedings against Principal Borrower

November 14, 2020 13665 Views 0 comment Print

Kiran Gupta Vs State Bank of India & Anr. (Delhi high Court) Whether a Bank/Financial Institution can institute or continue with proceedings against a Guarantor under the SARFAESI Act, when proceedings under the IBC have been initiated against the Principal Borrower & the same are pending adjudication? Section 128 of the Contract Act provides that […]

Remedy u/s 14 of SARFAESI Act not rendered redundant if District Magistrate unable to handover possession

November 14, 2020 14265 Views 0 comment Print

C. Bright Vs District Collector & Ors. (Supreme Court) Whether the time limit of 30 days which is further extendable by a further period 30 days for a District Collector to secure the possession of a secured asset is mandatory or directory? The challenge in the present appeal is to an order passed by the […]

NCLT dismisses CIRP filed by Neesa Infrastructure Limited

September 17, 2020 1920 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Neesa Infrastructure Limited vs State Bank of India (NCLT) Advocate, Mr. Nipun Singhvi appeared on behalf of the Respondent. The order is pronounced in the open court, vide separate sheet. 1. Sanjay Gupta, claiming himself to be the authorised signatory, on behalf of M/s. Neesa Infrastructure Limited filed this Petition under Section 10 of […]

Is Moratorium required at Pre-admission stage?

August 27, 2020 2757 Views 0 comment Print

Under Insolvency and Bankruptcy code, the application for initiation of corporate insolvency Resolution Proceedings can be initiated by 1) Financial Creditor under section 7(1) 2) Operational Creditor under section 9(1) 3) Corporate Debtor under section 10(1) Financial creditor means as per the section 5(7)  the person to whom the financial debt is owed or legally […]

SARFAESI Act applicable to even Cooperative Banks: SC

May 25, 2020 15333 Views 0 comment Print

Pandurang Ganpati Chaugule Vs Vishwasrao Patil Murgud Sahakari (Supreme Court) (1) (a) The co-operative banks registered under the State legislation and multi-State level co-operative societies registered under the MSCS Act, 2002 with respect to ‘banking’ are governed by the legislation relatable to Entry 45 of List I of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of […]

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