Legal Question in Banking Law in India

I am a guarantor in this case. I gave the guarantee against CC limit for agriculture to my known person year 2007. A CC limit main criteria is to rotate every yearly by the production of crops. He produced crops and sells it but never rotates any money in that CC and not deposited any interest. In year 2008 bank send me notice to him and me to deposit interest otherwise they will send me surface notice. After that I deposited some interest amount. After that I inspect the matter that he is not doing any work over there and bank knows it from 2008. He also buys some property at that period bank also know that. My question is this that Can I get stay against bank that I am ready to sell property but I want first bank sell his assets like his Plot, his parents house (his parents Immigrants of CANADA), his Gold and diamond ornaments, his car etc. This is valid question or not? Thank You


Asked on 7/15/10, 8:24 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

J. Radhakrishnan independent Practice

It appears that till now the bank has not taken any action for recovery. First and foremost, you as guarantor give a notice to the bank to revoke your guarantee which is a continuing one, so that for future transactions, you will not be liable. Send a letter to the bank to proceed against him first. As the liability of the guarantor is co-extensive, you may not have the right to dictate that the Bank must proceed against him first. However, you bring to the notice of the Bank that the principal debtor is diverting funds to his own benefit without settling the loan and request them to take action against him and his assets for recovery. You can only request that in view of his dishonest behaviour, equity exists in your favour that the Bank proceeds first against him and his assets and only in the event of it not being able to recover the loan, then to proceed against you. The other alternative is for you to pay off the outstandings due from him to the bank and get subrogated to the rights of the Bank against him. You cannot at present get any stay against the Bank from proceeding against you in case of default by the principal debtor.

Read more
Answered on 7/15/10, 7:11 pm


Related Questions & Answers

More Banking Law questions and answers in India