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COMMERCIAL SUIT (L) NO. 19362 OF 2021 20 July 2022 (1)
COMMERCIAL SUIT (L) NO. 19362 OF 2021 20 July 2022 (1)
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Sharayu Khot.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 29766 OF 2021
IN
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 19370 OF 2021
IN
COMMERCIAL SUIT (L) NO. 19362 OF 2021
Versus
ORDER :
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submitted that the order dated 26th October 2021 was an order
has submitted that the said order has not taken into consideration the
fact that the first loan sanctioned by the Plaintiff to the 1st Defendant
and pursuant which was secured by the first Deed of Mortgage dated
5th August, 2014 had been repaid. This Court was required to
the borrower for its project is that the borrower shall secure all its
facility on and subject to the terms and conditions set out in the
Indenture and set out in the other finance documents in favour of the
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the borrower’s obligations under the existing facility, after which the
security trustee.
property has been set out, there is no mention of the subject flats as
submitted that the subject flats not being part of the mortgaged
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submitted that the Applicant had purchased the subject flats on 31st
May 2016. Thereafter NOC was granted on 6th October 2017 by the
an admitted position that the first loan taken was repaid on 21st
August 2017. He has accordingly, submitted that such post facto NOC
was not required to be issued, when first loan was repaid on 21st
flats could not have been arrived at in favour of the 6th Defendant.
rights in respect of the subject four flats, being Flat Nos. 104, 201,
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accordingly, recalled.
has submitted that the Defendant No. 6 was served with the Interim
Application as well as the captioned Suit and notice was given to the
Plaintiff. It is recorded in the order dated 26th October 2021 that the
Rs.60 Crores which was sanctioned on 28th July 2014 to the 1st
August 2014. The 1st term loan was repaid on 21st August 2017.
Prior to the repayment of the 1st term loan, 2nd term loan of Rs.
Plaintiff for sale of certain flats. The project being developed by the
part of phase 1 and 5th Tower was part of phase 2. This Court has in
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the ad-interim order dated 26th October 2021 noted that the 6th
(c) and (e) of the Interim Application. Prayer (I) was in respect of
purchased. This Court in the ad-interim order noted that the subject
four flats would require NOC to be granted by the Plaintiff and that
such post facto NOC had been granted on 6th October 2017 which
position that insofar as the 1st term loan granted on 28th July 2014,
the mortgaged property and this is apparent from the schedule to the
Deed of Mortgage.
NOC to be issued as the 1st term loan was repaid only on 1st August
2017. It is in view of this position that this Court in the said ad-
interim order dated 26th October, 2021 observed that without the
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flats in favour of the Defendant No.6. Further the post facto NOC
issued by the Plaintiff was conditional and required the sale proceeds
condition of post facto NOC would materially affect any title that
well as the interest on the term loan and accounting for payments
13,23,92,937.16.
prayer clause (I) was also granted by this Court in addition to prayer
clauses (c) and (d) of the Plaint. This was issued till 9th December
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recall of the ad-interim order dated 26th October 2021 and the
subsequent order dated 9th December 2021 which continued the ad-
formed part of the mortgaged property with respect to the 1st term
loan of Rs. 60.00 Crores granted on 28th July 2014 by the Plaintiff to
position that 1st term loan was repaid only on 21st August 2017,
order dated 26th October 2021 had correctly arrived at a prima facie
the NOC was necessary to sell the subject four flats to the 6th
Defendant in the first place. In fact, admittedly, the post facto NOC
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held by this Court in the ad-interim order that in the event, the
could not survive a breach of the condition. Thus, a prima facie view
has been taken by this Court that this could would directly affect any
Plaintiff is that the 2nd term loan and the Deed of Mortgage executed
to secure of the 2nd term loan facility granted by the Plaintiff had
purchased and thus prior NOC for sale of subject four flats was not
required, cannot be accepted. In fact, the sale of the subject four flats
the 1st Deed of Mortgaged dated 5th August 2014 in respect of the
1st term loan facility clearly mentioned the subject four flats which
Thus, prior to the purchase of the flats, the NOC was required to be
issued by the Plaintiff. Considering that post facto NOC was issued by
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had in my view correctly arrived at the prima facie that this would
directly affect any title that could be said to have passed to the 6th
Defendant.
recall of the ad-interim order passed which grants prayer clauses (c)
and (d) as well as (I) of the Plaint and which has thereafter, been
Defendant No. 6 in fact had been served which is recorded in the said
ad-interim order. Thus they were aware that the Interim Application
was being moved and by choosing not to appear, it does not lie in the
terms.
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