• Non transfer & registry of immovable residential property / plot

Dear Sir,

1.	I purchased an Immovable Residential Property (Plot) in one of the class – I city of Uttar Pradesh, through E-auction from a Bank (PSU) for an amount of Rs 120 Lacs.

2.	At the time of Transfer & Registry of said property, bank informed me about loss of some of the important original documents of the property.

3.	In the meanwhile, on the basis of available documents of the said property with the auctioning bank, I applied for loan with one of the branch of the same bank but that branch (of same bank) did not sanction / give loan to me, in the absence of all / complete original documents of the said property.

4.	But in my opinion, bank was not in physical possession of required important documents of said property because they never replied to my RTI’s also on this subject (regarding property documents).

5.	Bank, then filed FIR with Police about loss of some of the important documents. Afterwards, auctioning bank applied for Duplicate documents and obtained also from concerned U.P Govt. Office.

6.	On the basis of Duplicate documents, bank applied for Transfer of said property in my name, after Transfer charges were paid by me.

7.	But here also i.e. in concerned U.P Govt. Office, it was noticed that said property is already mortgaged in the charge / name of other bank.

8.	Now, since the day of E-auction and till date, i.e. almost 300 days ( 10 months) have passed, Auctioning Bank could not get the said property transferred in my name.

9.	As a result of all this, I suffered huge financial losses and physically also, because I could not use the property, the way I wanted to. Presently I am residing in a rented accommodation & paying a rent of Rs 25000/= pm.

10.	Moreover said property is lying vacant since then. I have physical possession of the said property. As per govt guidelines, I cannot do any alteration, addition, deletion & new construction etc in the absence of Clear Title / Registry in my name.

Now I request you to guide / advise me further course of action (with which all agencies / offices / authorities) for the following :-

A.	Can a bank (PSU) auction any property without having physical possession of all the Original documents of that property?

B.	Is this not the responsibility & duty of auctioning bank to get the transfer and registry done in my name?

C.	What is the time limit for a bank to get transfer & registry done in my name after receipt of full & final bid amount?

D.	How, when & in what manner bank should compensate me for huge financial losses & physically, mental tension, harassment & torture suffered during the last almost 300 days ( 10 Months)?

E.	Any other action / point of concern, legally or otherwise, needs to be addressed from my side?

Waiting for your valuable advise / guidance to overcome this problem.

Regards,
Asked 7 years ago in Property Law
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as bidder you should have demanded and taken inspection of original documents from the bank .

2) since original documents have been lost bank can filer FIR abnout loss and obtain duplicate copiers of original documents

3) once auction has been completed and sale confirmed and sale certifcate issued you would be ther absolute owner of the property

4) supreme court in In B.Arvind Kumar vs. Government of India held:

When a property is sold by public auction in pursuance of an order of the Court and the bid is accepted and the sale is confirmed by the Court in favour of the purchaser, the sale becomes absolute and the title vests in the purchaser. A sale certificate is issued to the purchaser only when the sale becomes absolute. The sale certificate is merely the evidence of such title. It is well settled that when an auction-purchaser derives title on confirmation of sale in his favour and a sale certificate is issued evidencing such sale and title, no other deed for transfer from the court is contemplated or required. In this case, the sale certificate itself was registered, though such a sale certificate issued by a court or an officer authorized by the court does not require registration."

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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auction cannot be initiated under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (also known as the Sarfaesi Act) without taking order of auction from the DRT. such order is passed after giving time to the borrower for settlement of loan. when he fails then auction proceeding is initiated. bank is bound to produce all the document before the DRT for auction sale. bank has been committing fraud when it did not possess such document and got such order. you may file an application under section 47 cpc for the completion of sale and registration of property. bank is bound to compensate you for any loss incurred by you from the date of purchasing of property in auction.

Shivendra Pratap Singh
Advocate, Lucknow
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1. There is no restraint on bank to auction a proeprty to recover its loan.The duty lies on the purchaser to search for all the loopholes before buying the same. So you can not blame the bank now.

2. Yes , it is its duty and since the bank is not doing the same you can file a writ petition for issuance of writ of Mandamus to register the proeprty in your name.

3. There is no time limit to register .

4. In the writ petition as stated above you can seek damages also for the loss suffered to you.

5. File writ petition.Your problem would be resolved.

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
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488 Consultations

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A. Can a bank (PSU) auction any property without having physical possession of all the Original documents of that property?

It is the duty of the buyer to verify the original documents and all other details of the property before purchasing including the pending litigation on the property.

Just taking physical possession will not suffice the requirement of purchase of the property.

The bank manager ion order to clear ther NPA and recover the debts, might have rushed up with the e-auction without following the norms, but he will wash away his responsibilities at this stage and would advise you to proceed on your own on this issue.

Though it is illegal, since you are at loss you may have to run around for the reliefs you are entitled.

B. Is this not the responsibility & duty of auctioning bank to get the transfer and registry done in my name?

Yes, it is their responsibility, if you find any deficiency in their service, you may drag them to the consumer forum seeking proper relief and compensation towards this.

C. What is the time limit for a bank to get transfer & registry done in my name after receipt of full & final bid amount?

They are obliged to do it at the time of registry itself and cannot delay the same, in fact you should pay the balance amount of sale consideration at the time of registration of sale deed and not before that. It appears that yo0u have not consulted a lawyer and taken a legal opinion before purchasing the property, which is your fault.

D. How, when & in what manner bank should compensate me for huge financial losses & physically, mental tension, harassment & torture suffered during the last almost 300 days ( 10 Months)?

You can approach consumer forum with a grievance redressal case and can put your estimations for the loss you suffered both monetary and physical/mental losses.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2195 Consultations

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Dear Concerned,

1. No, technically a bank cannot auction a property unless they have physical possession as well as the original documents.

2. Yes, it is the responsibility of the bank to get the property transferred in your name.

3. Unless there is any time mentioned in the agreement which you would have signed with the bank at the time of buying the property from the bank, there is no prescribed time limit. However, as a practice it generally takes any where between 45-90 days for the entire process.

4. It is suggested that as you have the physical possession of the property you should move in to the property which will save you on your current rentals. After moving in file a writ in the High Court for seeking instructions for the PSU to get the property transferred and registered on your name.

Please note moving into the property as you have the possession is something which you should consider without delay and post moving in you should look for any legal options or else you might land up in a situation where you have the property in your possession but you would not be able to move in.

For any further queries on the above please connect with our office for free consultation.

Best of luck..stay blessed.

Atulay Nehra
Advocate, Noida
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