The Chife Manager / Branch Manager vs Mahalingappa on 4 April, 2025
13.2 Applying the law laid down by this Court
in Mathew K.C. [State Bank of Travancore v. Mathew
K.C., (2018) 3 SCC 85 : (2018) 2 SCC (Civ) 41] to the
facts on hand, we are of the opinion that filing of the writ
petitions by the borrowers before the High Court under
Article 226 of the Constitution of India is an abuse of
process of the court. The writ petitions have been filed
against the proposed action to be taken under Section
13(4). As observed hereinabove, even assuming that the
communication dated 13-8-2015 was a notice under
Section 13(4), in that case also, in view of the statutory,
efficacious remedy available by way of appeal under
Section 17 of the SARFAESI Act, the High Court ought not
to have entertained the writ petitions. Even the impugned
orders passed by the High Court directing to maintain the
status quo with respect to the possession of the secured
properties on payment of Rs 1 crore only (in all Rs 3
crores) is absolutely unjustifiable. The dues are to the
extent of approximately Rs 117 crores. The ad interim
relief has been continued since 2015 and the secured
creditor is deprived of proceeding further with the action
under the SARFAESI Act. Filing of the writ petition by the
borrowers before the High Court is nothing but an abuse