Hari Kishan Singh, v. the Authorised Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; Justice Ashok S. Kinagi; WP No. 3718 of 2026 (GM-DRT); decided 06.02.2026. Petitioner Hari Kishan Singh challenged SARFAESI-related possession notice dated 17.11.2025 (APPL00010707, Annexure E) and eviction notice dated 20.01.2026 (Annexure F) of Anand Rathi Global Finance Limited. Writ petition under Articles 226/227 held not maintainable for failure to exhaust equal efficacious remedy of application under Section 17 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, relying on Rikhab Chand Jain v. Union of India and others, 2025 SCC Online SC 2510. Dismissed with liberty to approach appropriate forum. Keywords: alternative remedy, maintainability, SARFAESI Section 17, possession notice, eviction notice, authorised officer, financier, GM-DRT.
What did the court decide?
Liberty reserved to the petitioner to challenge the impugned notice before the appropriate forum, if so advised; pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.