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2012 (4) TMI 142

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..... ttedly, the movable goods are belonging to the petitioner, who is a tenant in the property, belonging to the second respondent. 2. It is also not in dispute that the above said movables mentioned in the impugned notification are not the subject matter of security for the borrowal from the bank and the petitioner has not stood as a guarantor in respect of the amount stated to have been borrowed from the bank by one Samsen Papli, from whom the second respondent has purchased the property for repayment under the SARFAESI Act. 3. The petitioner, after giving notice under section 13(4) of the Act has approached the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Erode under section14 of the Act and there are certain orders passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate f .....

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..... e very act of the first respondent/Bank in approaching the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Erode under section 14 of the Act to take the movables belonging to the petitioner is alienation to the principles enunciated under the SARFAESI Act. 5. The first respondent/Bank in the counter affidavit has specifically admitted that they are not proceeding to sell the movable properties under the provisions of the SARFAESI Act and they are prepared to withdraw the notification unconditionally. Further, in the counter affidavit, the first respondent/Bank has chosen to state very strangely that the bank is willing to handover the movables back to the petitioner provided the charges incurred by the bank being paid to them. The relevant portion is extracted .....

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..... when possession was taken, it was only preserved and for preserving the goods, the expenses were incurred. According to the learned counsel for the first respondent/Bank, the charges claimed above has to be reimbursed to the first respondent/Bank. 8. Even though the contention of the learned counsel for the first respondent/Bank is attractive and she has taken strenuous steps to pursue this court to accept her plea, we are unable to accept the same for the simple reason that the goods which are taken by the first respondent/Bank are not the subject matter of the security. In such circumstances, in all fairness, the first respondent/Bank should not have taken any steps under the SARFAESI Act to take the goods belonging to the petitioner, wh .....

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..... ured creditor are not fully satisfied with the sale proceeds of the secured assets, the secured creditor may file an application in the form and manner as may be prescribed to the Debts Recovery Tribunal having jurisdiction or a competent court, as the case may be, for recovery of the balance amount from the borrower." 10. It is not the case of the petitioner that the petitioner voluntarily given possession of these goods to the bank so as to enable the bank to keep it and the bank has taken steps without even giving notice to the petitioner, who is not liable to pay any amount in respect of the borrowal made by the said Samsen Papli,. In view of the above, we are unable to accept the contention raised by the first respondent/Bank. 11. Ac .....

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