MANU/SC/1042/2023

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Civil Appeal Nos. 5542-5543 of 2023

Decided On: 21.09.2023

Appellants: Celir LLP Vs. Respondent: Bafna Motors (Mumbai) Pvt. Ltd. and Ors.

Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, C.J.I. and J.B. Pardiwala

JUDGMENT

J.B. Pardiwala, J.

For the convenience of the exposition, this judgment is divided in the following parts:

A. Factual Matrix

B. Submissions on behalf of the Appellant

C. Submissions on behalf of the Borrowers

D. Questions of Law falling for the determination of the Court

E. Legislative History and Scheme of the SARFAESI Act

F. Redemption of Mortgage Under Section 60 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882

G. Redemption of Mortgage under the SARFAESI Act

H. Effect of the Amendment to Section 13(8) of the SARFAESI Act

I. Why the decision of the Telangana High Court in the case of AmmeSrisailam v. Union Bank of India, Regional Office, Guntur, rep. by its Region Head & Deputy General Manager, Andhra Pradesh and Ors., W.P. No. 11435 of 2021, is not a good law?

J. Sanctity of Public Auction

K. Exercise of Extraordinary Jurisdiction by the High Court Under Article 226 of the Constitution in SARFAESI matters

L. Conduct of the Bank

M. Summary of the Final Conclusion

1. Since the issues raised in both the captioned appeals are same, the parties are also the same and the challenge is also to the self-same judgment and order passed by the High Court those were taken up for hearing analogously and are being disposed of by this common judgment and order.

2. For the sake of convenience, we clarify that the Appellant herein is an auction purchaser, the Respondent No. 1 is the Borrower, the Respondent No. 2 is the Guarantor and the Respondent No. 3 is the Bank (Secured Creditor).

3. These appeals are at the instance of an auction purchaser left high and dry by the Respondents herein and is directed against the common judgment and order passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in Writ Petition No. 9523 of 2023 with Interim Application (ST) No. 21706 of 2023 (for impleadment) by which the High Court allowed the writ petition filed by the borrowers and thereby directed the Bank to permit the borrowers to redeem the mortgage of the secured asset more particularly after the auction proceedings attained finality.

FACTUAL MATRIX

4. It appears from the mater........