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DEBT RECOVERY APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, MUMBAI
Raj Mani Chauhan, Chairperson
Pan India Motors Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. —Appellants
versus
A.R.C.I. Ltd. and Ors. —Respondents
Misc. Appeal No. 58 of 2013 with M.A. Nos. 212, 497 and 525 of 2013
Decided on 8.1.2014

Counsel for the Parties:
For the Appellants: Mr. Fereshte Sethna, Mr. Akshay Vani and Mr. Robin Quadros, i/b
M/s. M.L.S. Vani and Associates, Advocates
For the Respondent No.1:Mr. Tushad Cooper, Mr. Bhalchandra R. Palav, i/b M/s. Amarchand & Mangaldas and Suresh A. Shroff & Co., Advocates
For the Respondent No.4:Mr. Sanjay Jain, Mrs. V.R. Hombalkar, i/b M/s. Dhruve Liladhar & Co., Advocates
For the Respondent No.11:Mr. Rafique Peermohideen, Mr. Madhur Rai, i/b M/s. S.K. Srivastava & Co., Advocates
For the Intervener (DCM Daewoo Employee Union):Mr. B.S. Nagar and Ms. Poonam Utekar, i/b M/s. Global Law Office, Advocates
For the Official Liquidator, Delhi High Court:Mr. S.C. Sharma, Advocate

Headnote:Recovery of Debts Due to Banka and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 — Sections 20, 29Income Tax Act, 1961 — Rules 60, 61; Second And Third Schedule — Bank loan — Recovery proceedings — Sale of mortgaged property by way of private treaty — Validity challenged — Jurisdiction of Recovery officer — DRT Receiver had conducted the sale under supervision of Recovery officer but not in accordance with the provision under second and Third Schedules to the Income Tax Act — Respondent No.3, a Company incorporated under the existing laws of Korea had availed various credit facilities sanctioned by the consortium Banks including respondent No. 4 Bank — Amount of credit facilities availed by the borrower was secured by creation of equitable mortgage of immovable properties and hypothecation of movable properties by the borrower — As respondent No.3 company could not repay the amount of credit facilities availed by it, Bank filed application before Debt Recovery Tribunal against the borrower and guarantors for recovery of an amount of Rs. 5, 11, 02, 84, 697/- — Application filed before the DRT to allow the DRT Receiver to sell the fixed assets and current assets of respondent No.3 company was rejected — Appellate Tribunal allowed the appeal and Permitted DRT Receiver to sell the properties of respondent No.3 — As no bidder came forward to offer proper price of secured assets, Recovery officer sanctioned sale of assets in favour of appellant by way of private treaty — Appellant had paid 35% of sale consideration and they, despite taking over possession of purchased property, could not comply with terms and conditions of sale — Whether Recovery officer was justified in setting aside the sale made in favour of appellant — (Yes) (Paras 40, 71 & 82)

       Result: Appeal Dismissed.

       

JUDGMENT

Raj Mani Chauhan, Chairperson—This Miscellaneous Appeal under Section 20 of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 (hereinafter referred as “RDDBFI Act”) has been directed by appellant against the judgment and order dated 30th January, 2013 passed by Mr. K.J. Paratwar, the then learned Presiding Officer (Learned P.O.), Debts Recovery Tribunal No. II (DRT), Mumbai in Appeal No. 39/2012 (Cross links Finlease Pvt. Ltd. (Pan India Motors Pvt. Ltd.) v. Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd. (ARCIL), whereby the learned Presiding Officer has dismissed the Appeal filed by the appellant against the order dated 22nd November, 2012 passed by the Recovery Officer on the Miscellaneous applications (M.A.) (Ex. Nos. 146,159,194,196 and 220) in Recovery Proceeding (RP.) No. 01/2012, whereby the Recovery Officer allowed the Miscellaneous Application (M.A.) (Ex. 194) filed by respondent No. 1 and set aside the sale in favour of respondent No. 11, Crosslinks Finlease Pvt. and its nominee, the appellant, Pan India Motors Pvt. Ltd. The Recovery Officer has also allowed the other prayers sought for by respondent No.1 in the aforesaid M.A.

2. The relevant facts giving rise to the present Appeal may be briefly stated as under:

3. The respondent No.3, Daewoo Motors Pvt. Ltd., a Company incorporated under the existing laws of Korea, having its Registered Office at 541, 5 Ga, Nam-daemun-no, Chunggu Seoul, Korea., and its Unit at Plot No. A-1, Surajpur Industrial Area, Noida-Dadri Road, Surajpur 203207, District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, had availed various credit facilities sanctioned by the consortium Banks, including erstwhile ICICI Bank Ltd. and respondent No.4, EXIM Bank. The amount of credit facilities availed by the borrower was secured by creation of equitable mortgage of the immovable properties and hypothecation of movable properties by the borrower. The mortgage properties is being described as follows:

“All that piece and parcel of lease hold land bearing plot No. A1 situated at Surajpur Industrial area, Greater Noida, Gautam Budha Nagar, Tehsil-Dadri, District Ghaziabad, U.P., State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (UPSIDC), Ghaziabad (lessor) for a period of 9 years from 18th November, 1978. The lease rent payable to UPSIDC is @ Rs. 100 per year for first thirty years @ Rs. 150 per acre per year for the period for next thirty years. The Suit land is bounded as under:

1. On or towards the North by others land.

2. On or towards the South by 30m approach Road.

3. On or towards the East by others land.

4. On or towards the West by Noida-Dadri Road.

Together with all the structures standing thereon, along with Suit plant and machinery except the Vendor Toolings and current assets, lying herein on as is where is basis. The approximate built-up area of all Suit structures is 1,95,193 sq. mtrs.”

4. The respondent No.3 Company indisputedly could not repay the amount of credit facilities availed by it. Consequently, one of the lender Banks, i.e. ICICI Bank Ltd. filed Original Application (O.A.) No. 162/2002 before DRT-III, Mumbai, against the borrower and guarantors inter alia for recovery of an amount of Rs, 5,11,02,84,697 (Rupees five hundred eleven crores two lakh eighty-four thousand six hundred ninety-seven only) due as on 31st March, 2002 together with further interest from the date of institution of the Suit till final repayment.

5. The applicant Bank moved an application before the DRT for appointment Receiver which was allowed by the learned Presiding Officer, DRT. The learned Presiding Officer, appointed Khade Bapat Kabe Sinha & Associates, as DRT Receiver. The appellant thereafter moved Miscellaneous application (M.A.) before the DRT to allow the DRT Receiver to sell the fixed assets and current assets of respondent No.3 Company. But the aforesaid Misc. Application filed by the appellant was rejected by the learned Presiding Officer. The appellant thereafter chall















































































































































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