[Resolved]  State Bank Of Patiala Auction — State Bank of Patiala, Abids Sold Property by Fraud under Sarfaesi Act, Hyderabad

Address: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

My father bought a property in Bowenpally that was auctioned by State Bank of Patiala, Abids branch, Hyderabad, 2007, in the good faith that the bank will not be cheating him. The bank did not show that property but only said that the bidder could look at the property through a window that was open and my father checked it so before the auction. There is no indication that this was a disputed property. It twa only after the flat was handled over to him, he discovered to his horror and dismay that the flat was already been occupied by other people. So my father kept insisting the bank that they return his money. But the bank refused based on SARFASEI act. Then my father passed away in 2008 and my mother with great difficulty got the property registered on her name in 2009. After we registered, we had put a grilled door which was locked and we visited every 15 days to 1 month to get the area cleaned and we always used to end up finding that the lock was opened.So we decided to move in and for that purpose we tried to get the flat assessed for tax in 2010 but it was not possible since nobody in the tax department were ready to assess the flat. Without payment of taxes there is no possibility of getting water and electricity. Then in 2011 Syndicate band had put its seal stating that it owns that property. Syndicate bank did not send us any notification before sealing the apartment. We filed a complaint to the nodal officer of Syndicate bank and CEO of SBP. SBP is defending itself stating it cannot do anything under that SARFAESI ACT. We have reported our csae to the Ombudsman in 2009 and 2012. In 2012 they rejected our case saying that it is not under their jurisdication. In 2009 they supported the SBP and so we had to withdraw our case. I am not sure what to do next? SBP is quite aware that they shouldnt have auctioned the property in 2007 since it was a disputed property since then. Thanks Consumer