Supreme Court of India

Lakshmi Mohan (dead) through Lrs. v. M/s. Airtech Projects Engineers Pvt. Ltd.

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Bench Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe JJ.
Decided 21 August 2026

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the Civil Appeal Nos. 9228-9231 of 2013 and Civil Appeal @ Special Leave Petition @ Diary No. 31322 of 2018 are allowed whereas Civil Appeals @ Special Leave Petition (Civil) Nos. 1441-1446 of 2014 are disposed of.

Judgment, page 18

In brief

The borrower availed a cash-credit facility from the Bank, defaulted, and its account was declared an NPA, leading to a demand notice under Section 13(2) of the SARFAESI Act and, after an earlier sale notice was quashed, a fresh possession-cum-sale notice dated 18.03.2009 fixing auction for 24.04.2009. Clause 7 of that notice required bidders to deposit earnest money of Rs.21,50,000 and stated that offers without EMD would be rejected.…

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