Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that borrowers lose their statutory right of redemption once a valid auction notice is published under Sect...
Finance : The article explores how the SARFAESI Act empowers banks to recover dues efficiently while highlighting the procedural safeguards ...
Finance : The paper shows that loan fraud persists due to enforcement failures, not lack of legal provisions. It highlights delays in detect...
Corporate Law : The Court held that insolvency proceedings cannot be invoked after completion of SARFAESI auction to stall recovery. It clarified ...
Corporate Law : Learn the critical protections available to borrowers facing recovery actions, including notice, appeal, and redemption rights, to...
Corporate Law : Ministry of Finance addresses Lok Sabha questions on misuse of SARFAESI Act, detailing existing safeguards for borrowers and regul...
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...
Corporate Law : The Central Govt has initiated formulation of laws to secure prudential banking & help effect a culture of credit discipline i...
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...
Fema / RBI : It is widely felt that the spectre of high-value economic offenders absconding from India to defy the legal process seriously unde...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court held that a Section 7 IBC application can proceed despite pending winding-up proceedings where no irreversible stage...
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...
Corporate Law : DRT Chandigarh quashed the auction after finding the bank failed to maintain the mandatory 15-day notice period before sale....
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...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that High Courts should ordinarily refrain from entertaining writ petitions in SARFAESI matters where an ef...
Corporate Law : IBBI held that an Insolvency Professional cannot delay constitution of the Committee of Creditors based on settlement discussions ...
CA, CS, CMA : CA. Ravish Maniyar found guilty of professional misconduct by ICAI for failing to disclose pending SARFAESI proceedings in an audi...
Fema / RBI : Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued Circular RBI/2023-24/63 on September 25, 2023, addressing the display of information relate...
Finance : Central Government hereby specifies such housing financial companies registered under sub-section (5) of section 29A of the Nation...
Corporate Law : Government notifies Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (Central Registry) ...
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition challenging SARFAESI notices, directing the petitioner to use the alternative remedy available with the DRT and DRAT.
The Supreme Court has remanded a case to the Karnataka High Court to re-examine the priority dispute between EPFO dues and secured creditors under the SARFAESI Act. The ruling mandates a new hearing to balance these competing claims.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a challenge to a SARFAESI Act notice, directing the petitioners to use the statutory remedies available under the Act.
Calcutta High Court held that DRAT order dismissing appeal of MSME upheld since MSME did not avail of the facilities and allowed the Securitization and Reconstruction of financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002 to run its course, then it is not entitled to any protection.
Supreme Court held that Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises does require MSME to notify the lending bank by producing authenticated and verifiable documents/material to show its eligibility to get the benefit of the said Framework.
NCLT Ahmedabad held that application for initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process [CIRP] filed by Financial Creditor [SBI] u/s. 7 of IBC against Corporate Debtor [Raninga Paper Mills Private Limited] is admitted as existence of financial debt and default demonstrated.
Madras High Court held that the provisional attachment order passed under Section 83 of the CGST Act could not be made a basis to challenge any action that may be taken in future or any order passed towards recovery of loan under the SARFAESI Act.
Delhi High Court held that liability of deceased guarantor to repay debt shall fall upon legal representative. Hence, petitioner being legal representative of deceased guarantor is liable to make pre-deposits as envisaged in section 21 of the Recovery and Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 [RDB Act].
The J&K High Court has ruled that a fresh notice to a borrower’s legal heirs is not required for a bank to take possession of an asset under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act.
Ministry of Finance addresses Lok Sabha questions on misuse of SARFAESI Act, detailing existing safeguards for borrowers and regulatory oversight by RBI.