High CourtsDivision Bench(2022) 12 OHC CK 0126

Manoj Kumar Sahu And Another vs Branch Manager, State Bank Of India, Karlamunda Branch, Dist Kalahandi And Another

Orissa High Court · Decided on 13 December 2022

HON’BLE JUDGES
Jaswant Singh J · M.S. Sahoo, J
RESULT
Dismissed
CASE NUMBER
Writ Petition (C) No.37918 Of 2021

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Judgment

6 paragraphs · 192 words
1.

The Petitioner No.1 is a defaulting borrower of a loan facility availed for a sum of Rs.7 lakhs from State Bank of India, Karlamunda Branch, Dist-Kalahandi on 19.08.2015. Due to non-deposit of installments, the loan account was classified as NPA on 28.05.2018. The Bank then issued a demand notice dated 26.08.2021 under Section 13(2) of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 recalling the outstanding liability of Rs.9,75,318/-. The Petitioner No.1 is stated to have filed a representation dated 17.09.2021 (Annexure-2) to the aforesaid notice requesting for restructure the payment of the loan installments.

2.

By filing the present Writ Petition, a challenge has been laid to the aforesaid demand notice. However, keeping in view the scheme of the SARFAESI Act, 2002, a challenge to the same is not maintainable at this stage.

3.

At the time of argument, learned counsel for the petitioners prays for permission to withdraw the Writ Petition to enable his client to pursue his remedy before the Bank.

A Memo to that effect has been filed in the Court today.

4.

In view of the Memo filed, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty..

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