DEAR MR. RAVINDER / KALAISELVAN
THE DECREED AMOUNT WAS 2,70,000/- WHERE AS THE LOAN AMOUNT WAS ONLY 86,000/- . THE PERSON IS NOT EVEN AWARE OF THE INTEREST WAIVER GIVEN BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA RECENTLY . IN SUCH A CASE ASKING HIM TO ATTEND THE ADALAT IS INVITING TROUBLE FOR HIMSELF . IN THE ADALAT EVEN ADVOCATES ARE NOT ALLOWED . WHATEVER A PERSON SPEAKS THEIR IS JUST LIKE SPEAKING TO A DEAF PERSON . WHATEVER THE BANK DEMANDS WILL BE RECORDED . HE CANNOT ESCAPE AFTER THAT . IF THE BANK FILES EXECUTION PETITION , THERE THE ADVOCATE CAN FILE THE COUNTER STATEMENT AND REFER THE GOVERNMENT ORDER AND THE AMOUNT PAID BY HIM SO FAR AND PRAY FOR PAYMENT OF THE REMAINING AMOUNT IN SO MANY INSTALMENTS . THE BANK WILL NOT FILE THE E.P. NOW BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER . BECAUSE BANKS TRIES TO EXTRACT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FROM THE MIDDLE CLASS BORROWERS ONLY WHEREAS THE HIGHER ONES ARE LEFT OUT . TO BE FRANK I WILL TELL YOU AN EXAMPLE FOR THIS . WE AVAILED AN EDUCATIONAL LOAN OF 98,000/- IN 2009 AND PAID THE INTEREST AMOUNT REGULARLY . AT THE END OF EACH FINANCIAL YEAR WE WILL GET A CERTIFICATE FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES . IN JUNE 2012 ONLY THE COURSE WAS COMPLETED . THERE IS A HOLIDAY PERIOD OF ONE YEAR . THE INTEREST RATE WAS 10.5 % ONLY AT THE TIME WE EXECUTED THE DOCUMENT . THAT SHOULD NOT BE HIKED BECAUSE WE ARE MAKING PAYMENT FOR THE INTEREST AMOUNT REGULARLY . THE NEW MANAGER WHO CAME AFTER JUNE 2012 CHANGED THE INTEREST RATE TO 14.5 % FROM THE BEGINING THAT IS ABOVE THE BENCH MARK LENDING RATE . EVEN WHEN WE AVAILED THE 3RD INSTALMENT THE BALANCE OUTSTANDING AT THAT TIME WAS ONLY 98,000/- SINCE WE ARE PAYING THE INTEREST . WHEN WE WANTED TO CLOSE THE ENTIRE LOAN AMOUNT IN ONE SHOT IN THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER 2012, THEY HAVE HIKED THE OUTSTANDING AS 1,07,000/- BY CHANGING THE INTEREST RATE FROM THE YEAR 2009 . EVEN THEN WE PAID IT ONE SHOT AND CLOSED THE LOAN .
NOW AFTER THE INTEREST WAIVER HAD BEEN ANNOUNCED , I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER TO REFUND THE INTEREST OF APPROXIMATELY 40,000/- WHICH WE HAVE PAID . WHAT HE IS TELLING IS THAT INTEREST WAIVER IS ONLY FOR THOSE LOANS THAT ARE OUTSTANDING AS ON 31ST DECEMBER 2013 . WE CLOSED THE LOAN IN THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER 2012 . IS THIS A PUNISHMENT FOR CLOSING THE LOAN IN ONE SHORT . WE HAVE LOST MORE THAN 40,000/- IN THAT ITSELF .
REGARDING MR. RAVINDER'S CONTENTION THAT THEY WILL ATTACH THE PROPERTY UNDER SARFAESI ACT IS NOT CORRECT . THAT ACT COMES ONLY WHEN THE BORROWER CREATES A SECURITY INTEREST IN FAVOR OF THE SECURED CREDITOR BY DEPOSIT OF THE TITLE DEEDS OF A MOVABLE PROPERTY FOR AVAILING A LOAN FROM THE BANK . IN THAT ACT THE WORD MORTGAGE WILL NOT COME . EVEN IMMOVABLE PROPERTY CAN BE GIVEN AS SECURITY.
IN THIS CASE SINCE THE BORROWER HAD NOT GIVEN ANY PROPERTY FOR AVAILING THE LOAN , THE BANK CANNOT BRING IN THE PROVISIONS OF THE SARFAESI ACT . EVEN IN THE CASE FILED BY THE BANK , THE BANK HAD NOT FILED ANY MISCELLANEOUS PETITION FOR ATTACHMENT AND GET ANY INTERIM INJUNCTION ON ANY PROPERTY. SO IT IS ADVISABLE FOR THE MEMBER TO WAIT TILL THE BANK FILES THE EXECUTION PETITION . BUT SINCE IT WILL TAKE TIME , AS A GOOD CITIZEN , HE CAN SEND SOMEONE TO THE BRANCH AND FINALIZE THE AMOUNT FOR A ONE TIME SETTLEMENT BASED ON THE WAIVER GIVEN BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA - JOSEPH WILFRED - 12/03/2014 AT 00.00 HRS