https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103900 Notice to a mortgagee bank in benami attachment proceedings was not treated as defective where the bank knew of the adjudication, could approach the Adjudicating Authority, and failed to show prejudice; its challenge to confirmation of attachment therefore failed. Secured-creditor priority under SARFAESI did not require release of mortgaged benami property, because attachment serves prospective confiscation rather than government-debt recovery. The bank was required to seek recovery from other mortgaged securities first and could make a statutory claim if any dues remained unrecovered. The attachment remained confirmed. en-us Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:31:58 +0530 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:32:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103900 Notice to a mortgagee bank in benami attachment proceedings was not treated as defective where the bank knew of the adjudication, could approach the Adjudicating Authority, and failed to show prejudice; its challenge to confirmation of attachment therefore failed. Secured-creditor priority under SARFAESI did not require release of mortgaged benami property, because attachment serves prospective confiscation rather than government-debt recovery. The bank was required to seek recovery from other mortgaged securities first and could make a statutory claim if any dues remained unrecovered. The attachment remained confirmed. Highlights Benami Property Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:31:58 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103900