Supreme Court of India

Standard Chartered Bank v. V. Noble Kumar & Others

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Reported as [2013] 10 S.C.R. 762
Bench H.L. Gokhale and J. Chelameswar JJ.
Decided 22 August 2013
Status Distinguished

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We are of the opinion that the High Court clearly erred in recording such a conclusion.

Judgment, page 24

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Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002: ss. 13( 4) and 14 - Possession of secured assets - Method and manner of - Invocation of s. 14 - Without invoking provisions of s. 13(4) - And without following procedure contemplated u/r. 8 of Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002 - Permissibility - Held: It is not mandatory for the secured creditor to obtain possession on its own resorting to provision u/s. 13(4), before approaching the Magistrate uls. 14 - The secured creditor is also not required to follow the procedure laid down

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