LISA GILL, RITU TAGORE
Vikram Malhotra – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's loan account declared npa (Para 1 , 3) |
| 2. arguments for and against petitioner's claim (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 8) |
| 3. court's consideration of alternative remedies (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 15) |
| 4. judgments on application of article 226 (Para 14 , 16) |
| 5. petition dismissed, liberty to seek remedies (Para 17) |
JUDGMENT
Mrs. Lisa Gill, J. (Oral)
Challenge in this writ petition is to declaration of loan account of the petitioner as Non Performing Asset (NPA), besides notice dated 31.07.2019, under Section 13 (2) of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (for short 'SARFAESI Act') as well as notice dated 05.02.2020, Annexure P-2 and notice dated 04.08.2022, Annexure P-4 and further proceedings taken under the SARFAESI Act pursuant thereto by the respondent-Financial Institution against the petitioner.
2. We heard learned counsel for the parties and went through the file as well as the documents presented in Court.
3. It is submitted that petitioner availed housing loan facility to the tune of Rs. 2,26,37,831/- on 08.05.2018, however due to some temporary deficiency in the account, it was declared NPA on
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