Gayatri Girish Jariwala v. State Bank of India
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(L) 10089/2026, Bombay HC, decided 02-04-2026; coram Manish Pitale & Shreeram V. Shirsat JJ.; petitioner Gayatri Girish Jariwala; respondents State Bank of India and borrower. Subject: Section 14 order of Securitisation Act 2002 passed by Competent Magistrate over property in petitioner's possession; writ petition dismissed and petitioner relegated to statutory remedy under the Act; reliance on Article 226 restraint doctrine via United Bank of India v. Satyawati Tandon (2010) 8 SCC 110 (paras 42-45) and Celir LLP v. Bafna Motors (2024) 2 SCC 1 (para 101, quoted). Useful for submissions opposing entertainment of writ petitions where Securitisation Act remedies are available, and for securing liberty to pursue statutory remedy; carries no observations on merits. Note: citation printed as '(2010) 8 SCCC 110' in source (typographical); normalised to (2010) 8 SCC 110.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief granted; petitioner left at liberty to pursue the statutory remedy available under the provisions of the Securitisation Act.