Smt.Byramma v. M/S. Canara Bank
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; WP No. 38226 of 2025 (GM-DRT); Justice Ashok S. Kinagi; decided 24-02-2026; NC: 2026:KHC:11464. Petitioner Smt. Byramma challenged possession notice dated 11.09.2025 under Section 13(4) SARFAESI Act issued by Canara Bank Authorized Officer (Annexure-D) and subsequent action reported 06.12.2025 (Annexure-E). Property already auctioned and sale confirmation issued before filing; Sale Certificate withheld pending petition. Petition disposed of as infructuous; liberty to approach DRT against auction within 15 days; Section 14 Limitation Act benefit; Bank barred from issuing Sale Certificate for 15 days. Keywords: SARFAESI, Section 13(4), possession notice, e-auction, sale confirmation, Sale Certificate, infructuous writ petition, Debts Recovery Tribunal, limitation, certiorari.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of as having rendered infructuous; liberty reserved to the petitioner to approach the Debts Recovery Tribunal challenging the auction proceedings within 15 days, with the benefit of Section 14 of the Limitation Act if she does so; respondent-Bank directed not to issue the Sale Certificate in favour of the bidder for 15 days; pending interlocutory applications disposed of.