Hon’ble Suneet Kumar, J.—The petitioner is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956. The petitioner company through its Director had obtained a term loan of Rs. 1,80,00,000/- payable in seven years and a cash credit limit facility to the tune of Rs.70,00,000/- from the respondent Bank in 2008.

2. To secure the aforesaid loan/facility on behalf of the borrowers, the company created security interest in respect of the following properties:

Primary Security:

(I) Cold Storage Land located at Gata No. 329 and 330 Mauza Pihura, Sadabad, Dist. Mahamaya Nagar valued for Rs.16.60 lacs.

(II) Cold Storage Building and Hypothecation of Plant and Machinery valued at Rs.91.88 lacs.

Collateral Security:

(I) Residential House at 9, Civil Lines, Mathura, U.P belonging to Shri Mahesh Chandra Gautam valued for Rs.73.00 lacs.

(II) Charge on Agricultural Land situated at Khasra No. 191 and 192, Village Maharara, Sadabad, Mahamaya Nagar valued for Rs.48.00 lacs.

(III) Charge on Agricultural Land situated at Khata No. 23 Mauza Pihura, Sadabad, Mahamaya Nagar valued for Rs.7.00 lacs.

3. According to the petitioner, the total value of the primary security is approximately three crores where as the value of collateral securities is 128 lacs.

4. The petitioner defaulted and was unable to pay the outstanding dues of the Bank. The outstanding dues as on 30.4.2011 was Rs.2,88,13,463.51 plus interest. The Bank initiated proceedings by issuing notice under Section 13(2) of the Act calling upon the petitioner company to discharge in full its liabilities within 60 days, giving details of the amount payable by the petitioner company. The petitioner company did not response to the notice under Section 13(2) and the 60 days expired on 27.2.2011. Thereafter the respondent Bank exercising its power conferred under Section 13(4) of the SARFAESI Act 2002 issued possession notice on 7.11.2011 in term of Rule 8(1) of Security Interest Enforcement Rules 2002 to take constructive possession of the secured asset.

5. The notice was fixed on the outer door of the property and also published in daily newspaper Amar Ujala and Hindustan.

6. The petitioner company did not handover the security to the respondent Bank, therefore, the respondent Bank vide application dated 13.8.2013 approached the District Magistrate, Mathura under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act 2002 for taking physical possession of the residential house 9, Civil Lines, Mathura, U.P in the name of Mahesh Chandra Gautam.

7. The Additional District Magistrate, Mathura vide order dated 1.11.2013 passed under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act 2002 directing to take over possession of the property by force and to hand over the same to the Bank.

8. Petitioner company aggrieved by the order dated 1.11.2013 as well as application dated 13.8.2013, filed by the respondent Bank before the Collector, Mathura under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act have filed the present writ petition seeking the following relief:

1.To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order/letter dated 13.8.2013 written by the Authorised Officer, Syndicate Bank, Branch Sadabad, Hathras and the order dated 1.11.2013 passed by the Additional direct Magistrate (Finance and Revenue), Mathura (Annexure 1 to the writ petition).

9. We have heard Shri B.N.Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner company as well as the learned standing counsel appearing for the State, respondent No. 4 and Shri Sanjiv Singh appearing for respondent bank Nos. 1, 2 and 3.

10. The contention of the petitioner is that the action initiated by the respondent Bank under Section 14 is wholly arbitrary for the reason that instead of proceeding against the primary security i.e the assets of the company, the petitioner company has resorted to taking over possession of collateral security which happens to be residential premises of one of the Directors. The Bank should first proceed against the primary security and in case the amount sought to