Supreme Court of India

Jagdish Singh v. Heeralal and Others

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Reported as [2013] 12 S.C.R. 232
Decided 30 October 2013

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the High Court was in error in holding that only civil court has jurisdiction to examine B as to whether the "measures" taken by the secured creditor under sub-section (4) of Section 13 of the Securitisation Act were legal or not.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

SECURITISATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST ACT, 2002: ss. 2(zc) and 2(zf) - Security interest - Onginal title deeds of properties deposited with bank creating equitable mortgage against loan - Held: Security interest, within the meaning of 0 s.2(zf) has been created in respect of the properties in question which are secured assets within the meaning of s.2(zc), in favour of the secured creditor (the bank) within the meaning of s.2(zd) -- On failure to re-pay, the bank can always enforce its security interest over the secured assets. ss.13(4), 17

Where later benches applied it

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