Supreme Court of India · 2007-12-14
EVEREST WOOLS PVT. LTD. vs U.P. FINANCIAL CORPN. .
- Citation / case number
- SC 1999/17754
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- EVEREST WOOLS PVT. LTD.
- Respondent
- U.P. FINANCIAL CORPN. .
- Author
- S.B. SINHA
- Bench
- HARJIT SINGH BEDI S.B. SINHA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Section 29 of the State Financial Corporations Act, 1951, in relation to the Uttar Pradesh Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) Act, 1972. The Court held that the U.P. State Financial Corporation acted within its rights to take possession of the appellant company's assets due to defaults in loan repayment, as authorized under Section 29 of the 1951 Act. The Court dismissed the writ petitions challenging the recovery actions, affirming the legality of the financial institution's actions.