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[COVID-19]: No Further Coercive Action Shall Be Taken Against NPAs: Delhi HC To Yes Bank

Lawstreet Journal 4 Apr 2020 6:34pm

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On March 1, 2020 Delhi High Court single bench Judge Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, who conducted the proceedings through video conferencing, directed Yes Bank to take no further coercive action against the petitioner, Anant Raj Limited, pursuant to declaration of the status of the petitioner as a non performing asset.

The court further directed the company's counsel to file rejoinder to the bank's counter by email latest by 2 PM on April 5, 2020.

Counsel for the bank, Ashwani Chawla, informed the court that the declaration of the status of an account as a Non-Performing Asset (NPA) is an automated process and the computer system automatically picks up any default which has not been serviced for a period of 90 days and declares the account as NPA. He further added that the company was in default with regard to the instalment which was payable on January 1, 2020, accordingly, the computer system automatically on March 31, changed the status of the account as a NPA.

Petition was filed in the court to sought direction for the Yes Bank to not to take coercive/adverse steps as proposed in its e-mails dated on March 25, 2020 and March 27, 2020.

The bank has informed the company via e-mails that since its instalments for January and February, 2020 are due, if the amount is not paid by March 31, 2020, the petitioner's account shall be declared as a non-performing asset, the plea said.

Counsel, representing petitioner, stated that in view of the RBI Circular dated March 27, 2020, particularly… Continue Reading...


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