Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Section 14 SARFAESI Act | District Magistrates Must Dispose of Possession Applications Within 60 Days as Ministerial Duty : Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has ruled that District Magistrates have a mandatory, time-bound ministerial duty to decide Section 14 SARFAESI Act applications within 60 days of filing. Delay beyond this period constitutes statutory non-performance, entitling secured creditors to immediate writ relief and rendering inaction legally untenable.