M/S Jayadev Motors v. the Authorised Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
SARFAESI Act Section 14 order challenged by writ petition under Articles 226 and 227; efficacious alternative remedy under Section 17 SARFAESI before Competent Tribunal; writ disposed with liberty to approach Tribunal; limitation condonation under Section 14 Limitation Act 1963 if approached within four weeks; I.A.1/24 and I.A.1/25 disposed; petitioners Jayadev Motors, Jayaram Suvarna, Jayadev Automobiles, Renu Jayaram Suvarna, Warehouse Gym; respondent Authorised Officer ASREC(India) Ltd; impugned order dated 30.06.2023 in Crl Misc. 93/2023 by Principal Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Udupi; Karnataka High Court; Justice E.S. Indiresh; 18 November 2025.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty reserved to the petitioners to approach the Competent Tribunal under Section 17 of the SARFAESI Act, if so advised; the Tribunal to condone, under Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963, the period spent by the petitioners before this Court if they approach within four weeks from the date of receipt of the order; I.A.1/24 and I.A.1/25 disposed of as not surviving for consideration.