ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE:

Serial Relevant Procedure

No. Sections and Rules
1 Sec 13(2), 13(3) Sending of Demand 13(2)- Where any borrower,
read with Rule 2(b) Notice for enforcement who is under a liability to
&3 of Security Interest. a secured creditor under a
security agreement, makes
any default in repayment of
secured debt or any
installment thereof, and his
account in respect of such
debt is classified by the
secured creditor as non-
performing asset, then, the
secured creditor may require
the borrower by notice in
writing to discharge in full his
liabilities to the secured
creditor within sixty days
from the date of notice failing
which the secured creditor
shall be entitled to exercise
all or any of the rights under
sub-section (4)

13(3) - The notice referred

to in sub-section (2) shall
give details of the amount
payable by the borrower and
the secured assets intended to
be enforced by the secured
creditor in the event of non-
payment of secured debts by
the borrower.

2(b)- demand notice means

the notice in writing issued by
a secured creditor or
authorized officer, as the case
may be, to any borrower
pursuant to sub-section (2) of
section 13 of the Act.

3. Demand Notice.-
(1) The service of demand
notice as referred to in sub-
section (2) of section 13 of
the [Act] shall be made by
delivering or transmitting at
the place where the borrower
or his agent, empowered to
accept the notice or
documents on behalf of the
borrower, actually and
voluntarily resides or carries
on business or personally
works for gain, by registered
post with acknowledgement
due, addressed to the
borrower or his agent
empowered to accept the
service or by Speed Post or by
courier or by any other means
of transmission of documents
like fax message or electronic
mail service:
Provided that where
authorized officer has reason
to believe that the borrower or
his agent is avoiding the
service of the notice or that
for any other reason, the
service can not be made as
aforesaid, the service shall
be effected by affixing a
copy of the demand notice
on the outer door or some
other conspicuous part of
the house or building in
which the borrower or his
 agent ordinarily resides or
carries on business or
personally works for gain
and also by publishing the
contents of the demand
notice in two leading
newspapers, one in
vernacular language, having
sufficient circulation in that
locality.
(2) Where the borrower is a
body corporate, the demand
notice shall be served on the
registered office or any of the
branches of such body
corporate as specified under
sub-rule (1).
(3) Any other notice in
writing to be served on the
borrower or his agent by
authorized officer, shall be
served in the same manner as
provided in this rule.
(4) Where there are more than
one borrower, the demand
notice shall be served on each
borrower.

2 Section 13(3A) In case any 13 (3A)- If, on receipt of

reply/representations are the notice under sub-section
received, the Bank to (2), the borrower makes
suitably adjudicate upon any representation or raises
and decide. any objection, the secured
creditor shall consider such
representation or objection
and if the secured creditor
comes to the conclusion
that such representation or
 objection is not acceptable
or tenable, he shall
communicate within one
week of receipt of such
representation or objection
the reasons for non-
acceptance of the
representation or objection to
the borrower:
PROVIDED that the reasons
so communicated or the
likely action of the secured
creditor at the stage of
communication of reasons
shall not confer any right
upon the borrower to prefer
an application to the Debts
Recovery Tribunal under
section 17 or the Court of
District Judge under section
17A.

3 Sec 13(4) (a)Issue Notice for taking 13 (4)- In case the borrower
possession of Secured fails to discharge his liability
Asset u/s 13(4) of Act . in full within the period
(b)Take symbolic specified in sub-section (2),
possession of the Secured the secured creditor may take
Assets recourse to one or more of the
following measures to
recover his secured debt,
namely:--
(a) take possession of the
secured assets of the borrower
including the right to transfer
by way of lease, assignment
or sale for realizing the
secured asset;
(b) take over the
management of the business
of the borrower including
 the right to transfer by way
of lease, assignment or sale
for realizing the secured asset:
PROVIDED that the right
to transfer by way of lease
assignment or sale shall be
exercised only where the
substantial part of the business
of the borrower is held as
security for the debt:
PROVIDED FURTHER that
where the management of
whole
of the business or part of
the business is severable, the
secured creditor shall take
over the management of
such business
of the borrower which is
relatable to the security for the
debt.
(c) appoint any person
(hereafter referred to as the
manager), to manage the
secured assets the possession
of which has been taken over
by the secured creditor;
(d) require at any time by
notice in writing, any person
who has acquired any of the
secured assets from the
borrower and from whom
any money is due or may
become due to the
borrower, to pay the secured
creditor, so much of the
money as is sufficient to pay
the secured debt.

4 Sec 14(1) File an application before 14. Chief Metropolitan

 the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate or District
Magistrate or District Magistrate to assist secured
Magistrate for taking creditor in taking possession
actual possession of the of secured asset:
property (1) Where the possession of
any secured assets is
required to be taken by the
secured creditor or if
any of the secured asset is
required to be sold or
transferred by the secured
creditor under the provisions
of this Act, the secured
creditor may, for the purpose
of taking possession or
control of any such secured
asset, request, in writing, the
Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate or the District
Magistrate within whose
jurisdiction any such secured
asset or other documents
relating thereto may be
situated or found, to take
possession thereof, and the
Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate or, as the case
may be, the District
Magistrate shall, on such
request being made to him--
(a) take possession of such
asset and documents relating
thereto; and
(b) forward such assets and
documents to the secured
creditor.

5 Sec 14(2) Comply with the order of 14(2)- For the purpose of
the Chief Metropolitan securing compliance with
Magistrate or District the provisions of sub-section
 Magistrate (1), the Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate or the District
Magistrate may take or cause
to be taken such steps and use,
or cause to be used, such
force, as may, in his opinion,
be necessary.

6 Rule 8(1) After taking the 8. Sale of immovable secured

possession a notice in assets.-
terms of Appendix IV (1) Where the secured asset
will be sent to the is an immovable property,
Borrower, which will the authorised officer shall
also be affixed on the take or cause to be taken
Property. possession, by delivering a
possession notice prepared
as nearly as possible in
Appendix IV to these rules,
to the borrower and by
affixing the possession notice
on the outer door or at such
conspicuous place of the
property.

7 Rule 8(2) The said notice will also 8(2) [The possession notice as
be published in two referred to in sub-rule (
leading newspapers one 1) shall also be published, as
in vernacular language soon as possible but in any
within 7 days. case not later than seven days
from the date of taking
possession, in two leading
newspaper] one in
vernacular language
having sufficient circulation
in that locality, by the
authorised officer.

8 Rule 8(1) Name of Bank/FI to be 8. Sale of immovable secured

displayed on the assets.-
Property. (1) Where the secured asset
 is an immovable property,
the authorised officer shall
take or cause to be taken
possession, by delivering a
possession notice prepared
as nearly as possible in
Appendix IV to these rules,
to the borrower and by
affixing the possession notice
on the outer door or at such
conspicuous place of the
property.

9 Rule 8(4) Insurance cover to be 8 (4) The authorised officer

arranged shall take steps for
preservation and protection
of secured assets and insure
them, if
necessary, till they are sold or
otherwise disposed off.

10 Rule 8(4) Security Guards to be 8(4) The authorized officer

deployed at the site of the shall take steps for
Property. preservation and protection
of secured assets and insure
them, if necessary, till they
are sold or otherwise disposed
off.

11 Rule 8(5) Valuation of property by 8 (5) Before effecting sale

an approved valuer of the immovable property
before effecting the sale referred to in sub-rule (1)
of rule 9, the authorized
officer shall obtain valuation
of the property from an
approved valuer and in
consultation with the secured
creditor, fix the reserve
price of the property and
may sell the whole or any
 part of such immovable
secured asset by any of the
following methods:-
(a) by obtaining quotations
from the persons dealing with
similar secured assets or
otherwise interested in buying
the such assets; or
(b) by inviting tenders from
the public;
(c) by holding public auction;
or
(d) by private treat

12 Rule 8(6) Serve on the Borrower a 8(6) the authorized officer

notice of 30 days for sale. shall serve to the borrower a
notice of thirty days for sale
of the immovable secured
assets,
under sub-rule (5):
Provided that if the sale of
such secured asset is
being effected by either
inviting tenders from the
public or by holding
public auction, the secured
creditor shall cause a
public notice in two leading
newspapers one in vernacular
language having sufficient
circulation in the locality by
setting out the terms of sale,
which shall include, -
(a) the description of the
immovable property to be
sold, including the details
of the encumbrances known
to the secured creditor;
(b) the secured debt for
recovery of which the
 property is to be sold;
(c) reserve price, below which
the property may not be sold;
(d) time and place of public
auction or the time after
which sale by any other mode
shall be completed;
(e) depositing earnest money
as may stipulated by the
secured creditor;
(f) any other thing which
the authorized officer
considers it material for a
purchaser to know in order
to judge the nature and value
of the property.

13 Rule 8(5) Obtaining 8(5) Before effecting sale

Quotations/Inviting of the immovable property
tenders/Holding Public referred to in sub-rule (1)
Auctions/ Signing Private of rule 9, the authorized
Agreement for sale of the officer shall obtain valuation
property. of the property from an
approved valuer and in
consultation with the secured
creditor, fix the reserve
price of the property and
may sell the whole or any
part of such immovable
secured asset by any of the
following methods:-
(a) by obtaining quotations
from the persons dealing with
similar secured assets or
otherwise interested in
buying the such assets; or
(b) by inviting tenders from
the public;
(c) by holding public auction;
or
 (d) by private treaty.

14 Proviso to If sale is by way of Provided that if the sale of

inviting tenders from such secured asset is being
Rule 8(6) public or holding of effected by either inviting
public auction, a public tenders from the public or by
notice to be published in holding public auction, the
two leading news papers secured creditor shall cause a
one in vernacular public notice in two leading
language, having newspapers one in vernacular
sufficient circulation, language having sufficient
setting out the terms of circulation in the locality by
the sale. setting out the terms of sale,
which shall include, -
(a) the description of the
immovable property to be
sold, including the details
of the encumbrances known
to the secured creditor;
(b) the secured debt for
recovery of which the
property is to be sold;
(c) reserve price, below which
the property may not be sold;
(d) time and place of public
auction or the time after
which sale by any other mode
shall be completed;
(e) depositing earnest money
as may stipulated by the
secured creditor;
(f) any other thing which
the authorized officer
considers it material for a
purchaser to know in order
to judge the nature and value
of the property.

15 Rule 8(7) Notice and Publications 8(7) Every notice of sale shall
to be affixed on be affixed on a conspicuous
 conspicuous part of the part of the immovable
property and put on the property and may, if the
website of the Bank. authorized officer deems it fit,
put on the website of the
secured creditor on the
Internet.

16 Rule 8(8) Sale other than public 8(8) - Sale by any methods
auction/tender to be on other than public auction or
terms settled between the public tender, shall be on such
parties in writing. terms as may be settled
between the parties in writing.

17 Rule 9(2) Sale to be confirmed in 9(2) - The sale shall be

favor of highest bidder confirmed in favor of the
purchaser who has offered the
highest sale price in hi
s bid or tender or quotation or
offer to the authorized officer
and shall be subject to
confirmation by the secured
creditor.

18 Proviso to Rule 9(2) No sale to be confirmed Provided that no sale under

on less than reserve this rule shall be confirmed, if
process. However sale at the amount offered by sale
less than Reserve price price is less than the reserve
can be made with the price, specified under sub-rule
consent of Borrower (5) of rule 9 :
Provided further that if the
authorized officer fails to
obtain a price higher than
the reserve price, he may,
with the consent of the
borrower and the secured
creditor effect the sale at such
price.
19 Rule 9(3) and (4) 25% of the sale price to
be deposited forthwith
and balance within 15
days
20 Rule 9(5) If balance is not
deposited the deposit
would be forfeited and
the property be resold.
21 Rule 9(6) If the terms of payment
have been complied with,
the Bank/FI shall issue a
certificate of sale in favor
of the purchaser
9(3) - On every sale of
immovable property, the
purchaser shall immediately
pay a deposit of twenty-five
percent. of the amount of the
sale price, to the authorized
officer conducting the sale
and in default of such
deposit, the property shall
forthwith be sold again.
9(4) - The balance amount
of purchase price payable
shall be paid by the
purchaser to the authorized
officer on or before the
fifteenth day of confirmation
of sale of the immovable
property or such extended
period as may be agreed upon
in writing between the parties.
9(5)-In default of payment
within the period mentioned
in sub-rule (4), the deposit
shall be forfeited and the
property shall be resold and
the defaulting purchaser shall
forfeit all claim to the
property or to any part of
the sum for which it
may be subsequently sold.
9(6)- On confirmation of
sale by the secured creditor
and if the terms of payment
have been complied with
, the authorized officer
exercising the power of sale
shall issue a certificate of sale
of the immovable property in
 favor of the purchaser in the
Form given in Appendix V to
these rules.

22 Sec 13(10) Read In case the dues of the 13(10)-Where dues of the
with Rule 11 Bank/FI are not fully met secured creditor are not
with the sale proceeds of fully satisfied with the sale
the property, Bank/FI proceeds of the secured
may file an application assets, the secured creditor
before Debt Recovery may file an application in the
Tribunal or Court having form and manner as may be
jurisdiction, for prescribed to the Debts
recovering the balance Recovery Tribunal having
amount. jurisdiction or a competent
court, as the case may be,
for recovery of the balance
amount from the borrower.
11. Procedure for Recovery of
shortfall of secured debt.-
(1) An application for
recovery of balance amount
by any secured creditor
pursuant to sub-section (10) of
section 13of the [Act] shall be
presented to the Debts
Recovery Tribunal in the form
annexed as Appendix VI to
these rules by the authorised
officer or his agent or by a
duly authorised legal
practitioner, to the Registrar
of the Bench within whose
jurisdiction his case falls or
shall be sent by registered
post addressed to the
Registrar of Debts Recovery
Tribunal.
(2) The provisions of the
Debts Recovery Tribunal
(Procedure) Rules, 1993
made under Recovery of
Debts Due to Banks and
Financial Institutions Act,
1993 (51 of 1993), shall
mutatis mutandis apply to
any application filed by under
sub-rule (1).
(3) An application under
sub-rule (1) shall be
accompanied with fee as
provided in rule 7 of the
Debts Recovery Tribunal
(Procedure) Rules, 1993.