(Per Hon‟ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao)

Heard Sri K.A. Narasimham, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Ms. G. Sudha Madhuri, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 1^st respondent.

2. The 1^st respondent-bank had advanced certain financial assistance to the 2^nd respondent herein. The 1^stpetitioner, as security for repayment of the said financial assistance, had acted as guarantor and mortgaged her land admeasuring Ac.0.73 cents in D.No.116/B-1 of Putthur Village, Guntur District. On account of non-payment of dues, the loan advanced to the 2^nd respondent had become a non-performing asset. Subsequently, the 1^st respondent had initiated proceedings under the SARFAESI Act, 2002 for sale of the land of the 1^stpetitioner.

3. Aggrieved by the proceedings of the 1^st respondent, initiated to conduct an auction on 05.08.2024, under the provisions of SARFAESI Act, 2002, the petitioner has approached this Court by way of the present writ petition.

4. Sri K.A. Narasimham, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners contends that the land in question is agricultural land, which is exempted from the provisions of the SARFAESI Act, 2002. He draws the attention of this Court to S