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Debt RecoveryLegal Dictionary

SARFAESI

SARFAESI Act, 2002

Definition

The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002. Allows secured creditors (banks, NBFCs, HFCs) to enforce security interests — take possession of and sell secured assets — without approaching a court, upon a borrower's default and NPA classification. The most powerful extrajudicial recovery tool in India.

Related Terms
Secured Creditor
A creditor holding a security interest over the assets of the borrower. Under SARFAESI, "secured cre
Security Interest
A right, title, or interest of any kind upon property created in favour of a secured creditor as a s
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