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Chander Mohan Dawar and Others v. Sbfc Finance Pvt. Ltd.

Punjab & Haryana HC4 Sept 2025CWP/24197/2022

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Keywords: SARFAESI Act; Section 13(4); Section 14; Article 226; clean hands doctrine; suppression of material facts; non-disclosure of pending SA; SA No.112 of 2022; DRT-III Chandigarh; exemplary costs Rs.10,000; Punjab State Legal Services Authority Disaster Relief Fund; writ petition dismissed; SBFC Finance Pvt. Ltd.; Chander Mohan Dawar; CWP-24197-2022 (O&M); Punjab and Haryana High Court.

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None to the petitioners; writ petition dismissed with exemplary costs of Rs.10,000/- imposed on them ¶21

Chander Mohan Dawar and Others Vs Sbfc… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

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CWP-24197-2022 (O&M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CWP-24197-2022 (O & M) Date of decision : 04.09.2 0 25

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Chander Mohan Dawar and others

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…….Petitio n ers

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Versus

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SBFC F i nance Pvt. Ltd. (Erstwhi l e Small Business FinCr e dit India Pvt. Ltd.)

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...….Respond e nts

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV BERRY

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Present: Mr. Rohit Suri, Advocate, for the petitioners.

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Mr. Ravi Chadda, Advoc a te, and Mr. Rohit Duggal, A d vocate, for the respondents.

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SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE ( O ral )

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The petitioners/borrow e rs are before this C o urt assailing the recourses taken un d er Section 13 (4), inclu d ing Section 1 4 of the Securitization an d Reconstruction of Financial Assets a n d Enforcement of Securit y Interest Act, 2002 (for s h ort SARFAE S I Act), on various ground s .

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Learned counsel for the respondent-financial instituti o n has disclosed that t h e petitioners/borrowers h ad filed SA N o.112 of 2022 on 28.06. 2 022 against the notice u n der Section 1 3 (4) of the SARFAESI Ac t , before DRT-III, Chandig a rh,

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AJAY PRASHER 2025.09.09 10:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CWP-24197-2022 (O&M) -2-

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while this petition was filed as late as on 18.10.2022 without disclosing the aforesaid fact.

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In an equity jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, one expects the petitioners to come with clean hands without any suppression of material facts.

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Factum of SA No.112 of 2022 ought to have been disclosed by the petitioners. Having failed to do so, the present petition stands dismissed with exemplary costs of Rs.10,000/to be deposited in the Punjab State Legal Services AuthorityDisaster Relief Fund, Account No.44426937384, IFSC CodeSBIN0014656, State Bank of India, Sector 68, SAS Nagar, within seven days.

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(SHEEL NAGU) CHIEF JUSTICE

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(SANJIV BERRY) JUDGE

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September 04, 2025 Ajay Prasher

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Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No

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AJAY PRASHER 2025.09.09 10:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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