https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=255263 Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act was treated as a procedural mechanism that assists the secured creditor in taking possession of secured assets after steps under Section 13, with the District Magistrate or Chief Metropolitan Magistrate performing only a ministerial, non-adjudicatory function. The provision was not held arbitrary merely because it does not provide a separate appeal, since the statute already affords remedies under Section 17 against measures under Section 13(4), a further appeal under Section 18, and bars civil court jurisdiction under Section 34. Judicial review under Articles 226 and 227 remains available for jurisdictional error. The challenge to Section 14 failed and the provision was upheld as constitutionally valid. en-us Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 12:48:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=255263 Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act was treated as a procedural mechanism that assists the secured creditor in taking possession of secured assets after steps under Section 13, with the District Magistrate or Chief Metropolitan Magistrate performing only a ministerial, non-adjudicatory function. The provision was not held arbitrary merely because it does not provide a separate appeal, since the statute already affords remedies under Section 17 against measures under Section 13(4), a further appeal under Section 18, and bars civil court jurisdiction under Section 34. Judicial review under Articles 226 and 227 remains available for jurisdictional error. The challenge to Section 14 failed and the provision was upheld as constitutionally valid. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=255263