{"id":251858,"date":"2008-01-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-t-a-augustine-vs-union-of-india-on-4-january-2008"},"modified":"2016-07-04T23:18:47","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T17:48:47","slug":"mr-t-a-augustine-vs-union-of-india-on-4-january-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-t-a-augustine-vs-union-of-india-on-4-january-2008","title":{"rendered":"Mr. T.A.Augustine vs Union Of India on 4 January, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mr. T.A.Augustine vs Union Of India on 4 January, 2008<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 35180 of 2007(K)\n\n\n1. MR. T.A.AUGUSTINE,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. UNION BANK OF INDIA,\n\n3. THE AUTHORISED OFFICER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.VARGHESE C.KURIAKOSE\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.A.S.P.KURUP, SC, UBI\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC\n\n Dated :04\/01\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                     ANTONY DOMINIC, J.\n                    ===============\n                W.P.(C) NO. 35180 OF 2007 L\n               =====================\n\n           Dated this the 4th day of January, 2008\n\n                        J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">        The challenge in this writ petition is against the<\/p>\n<p>proceedings initiated by the Bank under the Securitisation and<\/p>\n<p>Reconstruction of Financial Assets and <a href=\"\/doc\/198257891\/\" id=\"a_1\">Enforcement of Security<\/p>\n<p>Interest Act<\/a>, 2002. First objection is against Ext.P4 possession<\/p>\n<p>notice issued by the bank on 16\/11\/2007. It is contended by the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner that 13(2) notice having been served only on 26\/9\/07,<\/p>\n<p>Ext.P4 issued on 16\/11\/2007 was premature. This submission of<\/p>\n<p>the learned counsel is not contested by the Bank. On the other<\/p>\n<p>hand, all that the Bank would now submit is that in any case by<\/p>\n<p>now, the period specified in the Act has expired and that the<\/p>\n<p>Bank does not intend to act upon Ext.P4.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">      2.   Yet another contention raised by the petitioner is that<\/p>\n<p>on receipt of Ext.P4 notice issued under <a href=\"\/doc\/198257891\/\" id=\"a_1\">Section 13(2)<\/a>, Ext.P5<\/p>\n<p>WPC 35180\/07<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">                                :2 :<\/span><\/p>\n<p>reply has been submitted by the petitioner and that considering<\/p>\n<p>the objection vide Ext.P5, no order has been passed. In reply to<\/p>\n<p>this submission, it is submitted by the standing counsel for the<\/p>\n<p>Bank that if reply has not been given, they will consider the reply<\/p>\n<p>and pass orders thereon.      According to him, only    thereafter,<\/p>\n<p>further action will be continued against the petitioner.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">      3.   In so far as the contention of the petitioner that the<\/p>\n<p>property involved is an agricultural property is concerned, this is<\/p>\n<p>disputed by the Bank. According to the Bank, this being a<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;purayidam&#8221; is not eligible to be exempted from the purview of<\/p>\n<p>the Act. In any case, in view of the serious factual dispute raised<\/p>\n<p>in this respect, I do not propose to examine the correctness or<\/p>\n<p>otherwise of this argument and leave open the parties to contest<\/p>\n<p>the same in appropriate proceedings.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">      In view of what has been submitted by the counsel for the<\/p>\n<p>Bank and recorded as above, this writ petition is disposed of.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">                                     ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">Rp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Mr. T.A.Augustine vs Union Of India on 4 January, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 35180 of 2007(K) 1. MR. T.A.AUGUSTINE, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, &#8230; Respondent 2. UNION BANK OF INDIA, 3. 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