(Order of the Court was made by S.MANIKUMAR, J) Daughter of late Mr.V.Venkatesan, a borrower, for the loan availed from City Union Bank, Chennai, has challenged possession notice, dated 31/3/2017, which has culminated into a tender-cum- auction notice, dated 19/4/2017. She has prayed to quash the same, in so far as it pertains to and seeks to bring the property, viz., Land and Building at Plot No.15, Union Road, Annamalai Avenue, Nolambur, Chennai 600 095 jointly owned by the petitioner and her family members along with the sixth respondent and to forbear the respondents 1 to 3 and anyone claiming through or under them from invoking SARFAESI proceedings in respect of the said property, except in accordance with law.
2. Record of proceeding shows that on 24/5/2017, while ordering notice of motion returnable in four weeks, through Court and http://www.judis.nic.in privately, a Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court, ordered as hereunder:-
“Notice of motion returnable in four weeks. Private notice is also permitted.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that notice under Section 13 (2) of the SARFAESI Act and the impugned sale notice have been issued in the name of dead person. Further, notice udner Section 13 (4) has not been served on the petitioner and stated to have been affixed in the property. Even otherwise, the liability that can be attributable to the petitioner is only Rs.40 lakhs. It is further submitted that the subject property has been rented out and the tenant is in occupation of the said property.
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3. Considering the above, it is hereby ordered that while the impugned proceedings can go on, there shall not be any sale so far as the house property which stands in the name of the petitioner's father and the sixth respondent is concerned. However, it is made clear that in so far as the liability in respect of respondents 4 to 8 are concerned, the property stands in the name of the said respondents can be proceeded with.”
3. On receipt of notice, Authorised Officer of the City Union Bank Limited, Kumbakonam, has filed a counter affidavit on behalf of the respondents 1 to 3.
4. Mr.R.S.Varadarajan, learned counsel for the Bank submitted that for realisation of the dues payable by borrowers 4 to 8, Bank will not proceed against the property, in which the writ petitioner is interested and prayed that the Bank be permitted to proceed in respect of other properties.
5. Submission of the learned counsel for the Bank/respondents 1 to 3 is placed on record.
6. In view of the above, writ petition is allowed in part.
Possession notice, dated 31/3/2017, culminating in tender-cum- auction sale notice, dated 19/4/2017, is set aside, in so far as property, at Door No.14 Union Road, Annamalai Avenue, Nolambur, Chennai, jointly owned by the petitioner and family members along http://www.judis.nic.in with respondent No.6, is concerned. Respondent Bank is at liberty to proceed against other properties. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.
(S.M.K., J.) (V.B.S., J.) 19th September 2017 mvs.
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1. The Authorised Officer City Union Bank Limited Administrative Office No.24 B Gandhi Nagar Kumbakonam 612 001.
2. The Manager City Union Bank Limited Vellore Branch No.29 Arcot Road (Ida Scudder Road) Near Murugan Temple Vellore 632 004.
3. The Authorised officer City Union Bank Limited Annanagar Branch No.46 Ground Floor, I Avenue Near Chinthamani Annanagar East http://www.judis.nic.in Chennai 600 102.
S.MANIKUMAR,J A N D V.BHAVANI SUBBAROYAN,J mvs.
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