The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that Section 5 of the Limitation Act stipulating condonation of delay would apply in respect of applications under Section 17 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 before the Debt Recovery Tribunal filed beyond the period of 45 days. Taking note of Section 29 of …
The Bombay High Court recently held that once a secured creditor issues demand notice under section 13 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002, the civil court’s jurisdiction is barred, and any challenge to the notice comes under the domain of the Debts Recovery Tribunal. Justice MS Jawalkar rejected a borrower’s civil suit alleging that the bank violated Guidelines on Fair Practices …
