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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SANJEEB K. PANIGRAHI
Proceka Techsol Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
General Manager, Bank of India, Maharashtra – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. seeking relief against arbitrary npa classification (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments regarding rbi norms and procedural impropriety (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. maintainability of the writ petition despite alternative remedies (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 4. criteria for npa classification under rbi norms (Para 15 , 16) |
| 5. court analysis of the npa classification rationale (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 6. natural justice considerations in npa classification (Para 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 7. classification not in accordance with rbi norms (Para 26 , 27 , 28 , 29) |
| 8. quashing of npa classification and restoration of account status (Para 30 , 31) |
JUDGMENT :
SANJEEB K. PANIGRAHI, J.
1. In this Writ Petition, the petitioner seeks a direction from this Court to quash the arbitrary classification of its Cash Credit account as Non- Performing Asset (NPA) on 15.05.2025 and to direct the Opposite Party Bank to restore normal operation of the account with consequential reliefs.
I. FACTUAL MATRIX OF THE CASE
2. The brief facts of the case are as follows:
(i) The Petitioner company, incorporated on 21.02.2019 and recognized as a DPIIT Start-up, availed a Cash Credit (CC) facility of Rs. 10 lak
The court held that classification of an account as NPA without meeting specific RBI criteria is arbitrary and violates statutory obligations.
The court's discretionary jurisdiction under Article 226 is not absolute and should be exercised judiciously.
Debt Recovery and monetary Laws - Defaulted in payment of instalments in respect of the overdraft facility - Section 13(2) of SARFAESI Act and measures taken under Section 13(4) thereof were only nec....
Classification of an account as NPA under SARFAESI Act is not subject to judicial review and requires the borrower to seek recourse through statutory appeal under Section 17.
The statutory scheme of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (Act, 2002) does not provide for a legal remedy until the Section 13(4....
The classification of MSME loan accounts as NPAs without addressing the restructuring proposals violates RBI directives, mandating banks to consider such proposals before classification.
The Adjudicating Authority must provide detailed reasoning on debt and default issues to enable effective judicial review under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
important pointThe RBI guidelines in relation to NPAs are only in the nature of internal guidelines for the banks and financial institutions. They are purely executive instructions and have no statut....
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