Pending arbitration does not bar wilful-defaulter proceedings over alleged unauthorised disposal of secured assets before committee review.

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....Pendency of arbitration over underlying loan transactions does not prevent initiation of wilful-defaulter proceedings where borrowers are alleged to have disposed of assets securing credit facilities without lender approval. Such alleged conduct falls within the RBI Directions, 2024, and a show-cause notice founded on identified assets and supplied documentary material represents only a prima facie view. Borrowers must respond before the competent committees decide the matter and may use the available review process thereafter. The challenge was treated as premature; the notice remained in force and the response period was extended by two weeks.....