KESANG DOMA BHUTIA
Adams Marketing Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
State Bank Of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Kesang Doma Bhutia, J. - This case is an example of the plight/agony of a financial institution in realization of its own money from a defaulter borrower, to whom financial assistance was extended in crores of rupees to run their business since 2009 till 2017. The petitioners/the defaulter borrowers not only failed to pay the loan amount as per terms and conditions of the agreement but has been challenging each and every step that has been taken by a financial institution for recovery of its own money.
2. adams Marketing Private Limited and others have been accommodated different types of loan in corers of rupees during the period from 09.03.2009 till 2017 by the opposite party Bank. The borrower as a security have mortgaged their eight properties situated in the district of Howrah, three properties situated at Kharagpur in the District of West Medinipur and one property situated at Baranagar, in the District North 24 Parganas in favour of the Bank. The petitioners not only defaulted in payment of loan amount as per terms and conditions of the agreement but also made the bank to pay its income tax. Therefore, bank finding no other alternative classified the accounts of the b
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