Au Small Finance Bank Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra Throu.Govt Pleader and Ors.
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AU Small Finance Bank Limited v. The State of Maharashtra and others, Writ Petition No. 4335 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction), decided 15 April 2026, coram Manish Pitale & Shreeram V. Shirsat, JJ. SARFAESI (Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002) repossession case: after repeated trespass by borrowers into the secured asset, the Court directed the Resident Naib Tehsildar (Haveli, Pune) to hand over physical possession to the petitioner bank on 23.04.2026 with police assistance from the Senior Inspector of Police, Sahkarnagar Police Station, including lady constables and use of reasonable force; movables to be shifted to the secured creditor's godown with videography; reliance on Nashik Merchant Co-operative Bank v. District Collector, Jalna (WP 10069 of 2022, 28.02.2023) that the Magistrate is not functus officio and may be approached again for repossession; compliance listing 27.04.2026.