SURESH NARAYAN REGE Vs. THE SARASWAT COOP. BANK LTD. AND ORS.
LAWS(BOM)-2015-8-67
HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
Decided on August 19,2015

Suresh Narayan Rege Appellant
VERSUS
The Saraswat Coop. Bank Ltd. And Ors. Respondents

JUDGEMENT

- (1.) By this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the judgment and order dated 12.3.2012 passed in Revision Application No.434/2006 by the Divisional Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies Mumbai Division, Mumbai thereby refusing to set aside the sale of the property mortgaged by the petitioner to respondent no.1Bank as a security for repayment of the loan amount borrowed by the petitioner's concern M/s. Mohan Printery, Mumbai.
(2.) The petitioner had obtained a loan of approximately Rs.22,00,000/ from respondent no.1 and as a security for repayment of the loan amount, the petitioner had mortgaged in favour of respondent no.1 his immovable property, situated at Unit No.105, 106 and 107 in Udyog Mandir No.1, Bhagoji Keer Marg, Mahim, Mumbai. The petitioner defaulted in making repayment of the loan amount and, therefore, dispute arose between the petitioner and respondent no.1 regarding recovery of loan amount. The dispute went before a Cooperative Court, Mumbai and an Award under Section 91 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 was passed by consent of the parties. As per the Award, the petitioner was to make the payment to respondent no.1 by instalments. The instalments were not paid and, therefore, execution proceedings were initiated by respondent no.1 and the subject property of the petition was attached. A writ petition was filed by the petitioner challenging the attachment. The said writ petition was dismissed and one month's time was given to the petitioner to make payment as per order passed by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.2195/2002 on 9.9.2002. A review application filed against the said order dated 9.9.2002 also came to be dismissed by this court on 8.1.2003.
(3.) The petitioner had also filed a revision application under Section 154 of the Act being Revision Application No.434/2006 before the Divisional Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Mumbai challenging the attachment and sale notices, proclamation dated 10.5.2004, various orders passed in respect of the attachment and sale of the subject property and also the order of sale issued by the concerned Special Recovery Officer attached to respondent no.1. During the pendency of this revision application, it appears that the petitioner filed a writ petition being Writ Petition No.5562/2009. In this petition, this court passed an order on 6.9.2011 directing the Divisional Joint Registrar to decide the revision application as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six months.;


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