2005 (6) TMI 294

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....an of Rs. 1,19,000 were advanced by the opposite party-Bank of India, Bhubaneswar Branch to one M/s. Utkal Udyog and the petitioner was a guarantor to the said loan. It also appears that in addition to the letter of guarantee executed by the petitioner in favour of the said Bank, the petitioner also created equitable mortgage over her immovable properties in favour of the said Bank. The said mortgage was offered as a co-lateral security for the loan advanced to M/s. Utkal Udyog. It also further appears from Annexure-1 that the said loan was not repaid by the Principal Debtor and on the date of receipt of the notice under Annexure-1, i.e., on 5-7-2004, the balance outstand ing in the aforesaid two loan accounts was Rs. 94,54,145.30. 2. Mr....

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....alternative remedy is available. 4. Mr. S.S. Das draws the attention of the Court to the provision of section 36 of the Act which reads as follows : "36 Limitation.-No secured creditor shall be entitled to take all or any of the measures under sub-section (4) of section 13, unless his claim in respect of the financial asset is made within the period of limitation prescribed under the Limitation Act, 1963." Relying on the above provision, Mr. Das submits that since it is clear from the notice under Annexure-1 that the loan was granted and the letter of guarantee was executed on 13-7-1981, applying provision of the Limitation Act, 1963, the opposite party-Bank could not have issued the impugned notice under section 13(2) of the Act w....