Bank Withdraws SARFAESI Application, Petition Disposed

Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack

Order Date: 16 September 2026

Case Overview

• Parties: Petitioner Golapilli Apana (also referred to as G. Appana) versus the Collector and District Magistrate, Ganjam & Anr., with Opposite Party No. 2 being a Bank.
• Counsel: Mr. A. Das represented the petitioner; Mr. R. Panigrahi represented the Bank (Opposite Party No. 2).
• Proceedings: The matter was taken up in hybrid mode. During the hearing, counsel for the Bank informed the Court that the application filed with the District Magistrate under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act had been withdrawn owing to a technical error.
• Subsequent Action: The Bank subsequently issued a fresh notice to the borrower under Section 13(2) of the SARFAESI Act on 19 June 2026.

Final Outcome

• The Court disposed of the writ petition, permitting the petitioner to approach the appropriate Court, if any cause of action survives in his favour.
• The Court directed that an urgent certified copy of this order be issued on proper application.

Topics: SARFAESI Act, Bank Recovery Proceedings, Writ Petition Disposal