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Securitisation & Reconstruction of Financial Assets & Enforcement of Security

Interest Act 2002(SRFAESI Act 2002)

Introduction

When a borrower who is under a liability to pay to secured creditor, makes any
default in repayment of a secured debt, the account of borrower is classified as NPA.

The money locked up in NPA is not available for productive use and banks make
provision to write them off as a charge against their profit. High level of NPA
adversely affect financial health of banks.

The bank had to take recourse to the long legal route against the defaulting
borrowers. A lot of time was usually spent in getting decrees and execution therof
before the banks could make some recoveries. In the meantime the promoters could
seek the protection of BIFR and could also dilute the security available to banks. The
DRT set up by government also did not prove to be of much help as these are also
overburdened with huge volume of cases referred to them. All along, the banks were
feeling greatly handicapped in the absence for seizure of assets charged to them.

Our existing legal framework relating to commercial transactions has not kept pace
with changing commercial practices and financial sector reforms. This has resulted
in slow pace of recovery of defaulting loans and moulding levels of NPA of banks and
FI’s.

Narasimham Commitee I & II and Anddhyarujina Committee have suggested

enactment of a new legislation for securitisation and empowering banks and
financial institutions to take possession of securities & do sell them without the
intervention of court.

Acting on above suggestions , ‘Securitisation & Reconstruction of Financial Assets &

Enforcement of Security Interest Act 2002’ SRFAESI Act 2002 enacted .This Act
is having the overriding power over the legislation and shall go in addition to and
not in derogation of certain legislation.

The SRFAESI Act 2002 empowered the banks and financial institutions with vast
power to enforce the securities charged to them.

The banks are allowed to issue notices to the defaulters to pay the dues and if
they fail to do so within 60 days of the notice , the banks can take the
possession of the assets like factory, land and building charged to them

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including the right to transfer by way of lease , assignment or sale and realize
the secured assets.

In case the borrower refuses the peaceful handing over of secured assets, the
banks can also takes over the management of business of borrower.

The bank in addition can appoint any person to manage the secured asset the
possession of which has been taken over by the bank. Banks can package and
sell the loans via ‘Securitisation’ and the same can be traded in the market like
bonds and shares.

Concepts

(a) "Appellate Tribunal" means a Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal

established under sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Recovery of Debts Due to
Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 (51 of 1993);

(b) "Asset reconstruction" means acquisition by any securitisation company or

reconstruction company of any right or interest of any bank or financial
institution in any financial assistance for the purpose of realisation of such
financial assistance;

(c) "Debts Recovery Tribunal" means the Tribunal established under sub-
section (1) of section 3 of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial
Institutions Act, 1993 (51 of 1993);

(d)"default" means non-payment of any principal debt or interest thereon or

any other amount payable by a borrower to any secured creditor consequent
upon which the account of such borrower is classified as non-performing
asset in the books of account of the secured creditor ;

(e)"non-performing asset" means an asset or account of a borrower, which has

been classified by a bank or financial institution as

Sub standard assets

Doubtful assets

Loss assets
(1) in case the bank or financial institution has been administered or
regulated by any authority established by any law - in accordance with the
directions or guidelines relating to assets classifications issued by such
authority;

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(2) in any other case, in accordance with the directions or guidelines

relating to assets classifications issued by the Reserve Bank(RBI);

(f)"obligor" means a person liable to the originator, whether under a contract

or otherwise, to pay a financial asset or to discharge any obligation in respect
of a financial asset, whether existing, future, conditional or contingent and
includes the borrower;

(g) "originator" means the owner of a financial asset(bank or FI’s) which is

acquired by a securitisation company or reconstruction company for the
purpose of securitisation or asset reconstruction;

(h)"securitisation" means acquisition of financial assets by any securitisation

company or reconstruction company from any originator, whether by raising
of funds by such securitisation company or reconstruction company from
Qualified institutional buyers by issue of security receipts representing
Undivided interest in such financial assets or otherwise;

• In the traditional lending process :

A bank makes a loan

Maintain it as asset in its balance sheet

Collect principal & interest

Monitor whether there is any deterioration in borrower’s
creditworthiness.

Banks require to hold assets till maturity

Funds of bank get blocked in these loans and to meet increased
demand of fund a bank has to raise additional funds from the market.
• Here comes securitisation into picture

The bank transfer these funds to a SPV(Special Purpose Vehicle).

Once securitisation takes place the assets from bank’s balance sheet
and the money generated from securitisation can be used as giving
loan to new borrowers.

The SPV can further sell these assets to QIB’s/ARC and get money in
return.

Now these QIB’s/ARC (registered with RBI) take the responsibility to
recover loans from defaulting obligor(borrower) .

(I)"qualified institutional buyer" means a financial institution, insurance

Company, bank, state financial corporation, state industrial development
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Corporation, trustee or securitisation company or reconstruction

company(ARC)Which has been granted a certificate of registration under sub-
section (4) of Section 3 or

any asset management company making investment on behalf
of mutual fund or pension fund or a foreign institutional investor registered
under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) or
regulations made thereunder, or any other body corporate as may be
specified by the Board;

(J) "reconstruction company “or ‘Asset Reconstruction Company’ means a

company formed and registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) for
the purpose of asset reconstruction.

ARC’s are allowed to do incidental & ancillary business apart from the above
only with prior approval of RBI.
However, if an ARC carries on any business other than the business of ARC , it
shall cease to carry on any such business within 1 year of doing such other
business.

Registration of securitisation companies or reconstruction

companies(Section 3)
(1) No securitisation company or reconstruction company( herein after called ‘the
company’) shall commence or carry on the business of securitisation or asset
reconstruction without--

obtaining a certificate of registration granted under this section; and

having the owned fund of not less than two crore rupees or
such other amount not exceeding 15% of total financial assets
acquired or to be acquired by ‘the company’ as the Reserve Bank may, by
notification, specify:

However, Reserve Bank may, by notification, specify different

amounts of owned fund for different class or classes of securitisation
companies or reconstruction companies

‘the company’ shall make an application for registration to the Reserve

Bank before the expiry of six months from such commencement and
can continue to carry on the business of securitisation or asset reconstruction
until a certificate of registration is granted to it or, rejection of application for
registration is communicated to it.
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The Reserve Bank may, for the purpose of considering the application for
registration make itself satisfied regarding the following conditions by an
inspection of records or books of such securitisation company or
reconstruction company–
(a) that ‘the company’ has not incurred losses in any of the 3 preceding FY;
(b) that ‘the company’ has made adequate arrangements for realisation of the
financial assets acquired for the purpose of securitisation or asset
reconstruction and shall be able to pay periodical returns and redeem on
respective due dates on the investments made in the company by the qualified
institutional buyers or other persons;
(c) that the directors of ‘the company’ any have adequate professional
experience in matters related to finance, securitisation and reconstruction;
(d) that the board of directors of ‘the company’ does not consist of more than
half of its total number of directors who are -

either nominees of any sponsor or

associated in any manner with the sponsor

or any of its subsidiaries;

"sponsor" means any person holding not less than ten per cent of the
paid-up equity capital of a securitisation company or reconstruction
company;
(e) that any of its directors has not been convicted of any offence involving
moral turpitude;
(f) that a sponsor, is not a holding company of ‘the company’, as the case may
be, or, does not otherwise hold any controlling interest in such ‘the company’
(g) that ‘the company’ has complied with or is in a position to comply with
prudential norms specified by the Reserve Bank.
(h) that securitisation company or reconstruction company has complied with
one or more conditions specified in the guidelines issued by the Reserve
Bank for the said purpose.

Cancellation of certificate of registration(Section 4)

(1) The Reserve Bank may cancel a certificate of registration granted to a
securitisation company or a reconstruction company, if such company--
(a) ceases to carry on the business of securitisation or asset reconstruction; or
(b) ceases to receive or hold any investment from a qualified institutional buyer;or
(c) has failed to comply with any conditions subject to which the certificate of
registration has been granted to it
PROVIDED that before rejecting an appeal such company shall be given a
reasonable opportunity of being heard.
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Acquisition of rights or interest in financial assets(section 5)

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any agreement or any other law for
the time being in force, any securitisation company or reconstruction company
may acquire financial assets of any bank or financial institution--
(a) by issuing a debenture or bond or any other security in the nature of the
debenture, or
(b) by entering into an agreement with such bank or financial institution for the
transfer of such financial assets to such company on such terms and
conditions as may be agreed upon between them.
(2) If the bank or financial institution is a lender in relation to any financial
assets acquired by the securitisation company or the reconstruction company, such
securitisation company or reconstruction company shall, on such
acquisition, be deemed to be the lender and all the rights of such bank or
financial institution shall vest in such company in relation to such financial assets.

(3) Unless otherwise expressly provided by this Act,

all contracts, deeds, agreements and other instruments

which relate to the said financial asset and

which are subsisting or having effect immediately before the acquisition of
financial asset by the securitisation company

and to which the concerned bank or financial institution is a party or which
are in favour of such bank or financial institution

shall after the acquisition of the financial assets,

be of as full force and effect against or in favour of the securitisation company
or reconstruction company,

and may be enforced or acted upon as fully and effectually

as if, in the place of the said bank or financial institution,

securitisation company or reconstruction company, had been a party

or as if they had been issued in favour of the securitisation company or
reconstruction company.

(4) If, on the date of acquisition of financial asset

any suit, appeal or any other proceeding relating to financial asset is
pending by or against the bank or financial institution

the same shall not abate, or be discontinued or

be, in any way, prejudicially affected by reason of the acquisition of financial
asset by the securitisation company or reconstruction
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company,

but the suit, appeal or other proceeding may be continued, prosecuted and
enforced by or against the securitisation company or reconstruction
company, as the case may be.

Measures for assets reconstruction(Section 9)

ARC can take the following measures for the purpose of asset reconstruction:-
(a) the proper management of the business of the borrower, by change in, or
take over of, the management of the business of the borrower;
(b) the sale or lease of a part or whole of the business of the borrower;
(c) rescheduling of payment of debts payable by the borrower;
(d) settlement of dues payable by the borrower to third party;
(f) taking possession of secured assets .

Other functions of Securitisation Company or Reconstruction

Company(Section 10)
(1) Any securitisation company or reconstruction company may—

(a) act as an agent for any bank or financial institution for the purpose of recovering
their dues from the borrower on payment of such fee or charges as may be mutually
agreed upon between the parties;

(b) act as a manager referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (4) of section 13 on

such fee as may be mutually agreed upon between the parties;

(c) act as receiver if appointed by any court or tribunal:

PROVIDED that no securitisation company or reconstruction company shall act as a
manager if acting as such gives rise to any pecuniary liability.

Enforcement of security interest (Section 13)

Under the Act security interest created in favour of any secured creditor may be
enforced,
without the intervention of court or tribunal, by such creditor in accordance
with the
provision of this Act. (Notwithstanding anything contained in section 69 or section
69(A)
of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882)
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Section 13(2)

Where any borrower, who is under a liability to a secured creditor,

makes any default in repayment of secured debt or any instalment thereof ,

and his account in respect of such debt is classified by the secured
creditor as non-performing asset,

then the secured creditor may require the borrower by notice in
writing to discharge in full his liabilities to the secured creditor with
in sixty days from the date of notice,

failing which the secured creditor may take following steps to recover
his secured debt, namely:- (section 13(4))
(a) take possession of the secured assets of the borrower including the
right to transfer by way of lease, assignment or sale for releasing the secured
asset.
(b)take over the management of the assets of the borrower including the
right to transfer by way of lease, assignment or sale for releasing the secured
asset.
(c) appoint any person to manage the secured assets the possession of
which has been taken over by the secured creditor.
(d) demand assets from person who has acquired any of the secured
assets from the borrower .
Connection of section 13 with winding up sections of Companies
Act.
In case of company under liquidation, the amount realised from sale of
secured Assets are to be distributed in accordance with provisions of section
529A of Companies Act 1956.
The secured creditor who opts to realize its security instead of relinquishing its
security
And proving its debts may retain the sale proceeds of its secured creditors
after depositing the workmen’s dues with the liquidator in accordance with
section 529A of that Act.
Where the dues of secured creditor are not fully satisfied with the sale
proceeds of the secured assets, the secured creditor may file an application
with DRT having jurisdiction or a competent court, as the case may be, for
recovery of balance amount from the borrower.

SOME LATEST CASE LAWS:

1. Noble Acqua Vs. State Bank of India 2008(87)CLA 48 Orissa

The Scheme of Rehabilitation is under preparation or consideration, the
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Bank cannot be permitted to initiate action under Section 13(4) of

Securitisation Act, However, the bank, if so advised, seek consent of the
BIFR for initiating action. The court further held that the reference will
abate only when three fourth creditors of the sick industry has taken
action and the reference is merely pending no further steps in the
direction of revival of the Sick Industrial Company has been initiated.
In the present case, where Scheme is under consideration and hence
reference will not abate.

2. Mayur Coirs Pvt.Ltd Vs. Development Credit Bank Ltd. 2008

(149) DLT 740 DB.
The Bank and Financial Institutions have a right to pursue remedies before
DRT as well as under SARFAESI Act. Proceedings before any of the Forum
can be launched earlier any point of time than the other and could be
continued simultaneously without necessity of withdrawing any one of them.

3. Hutchison Essar South Ltd. Vs Union Bank of India 2008 (85)

CLA 79 Karnataka.
Under Section 13 & 14 of Securitization Act, the banker can take the
Possession of the secured assets even from a person who has been
Dishonestly inducted overnight (not acting in good faith) to jeopardize the
rights of the banker.
However, in case, where the secured asset is in the possession of bonafide
tenant or lessee, he cannot be thrown out.

4. Punjab National Bank Vs AAIFR 2008(151)DLT 81 Delhi DB.

In case the secured creditors i.e. Bank or FI’s comprising of ¾ in value of

amount of Outstanding against the financial assistance provided have taken
measures under Section 13(4) of SRFAESI ACT, for takeover of mortgaged
assets of the borrower, the BIFR cannot proceed further and shall have no
powers to pass any order in respect of borrower whose reference under
Section 15(1) of SICA is pending.

5. BPV Classic Tea Factory Pvt.Ltd. Vs. Corporation Bank 2008 (85)
CLA(SNR) 8 Ahmedabad.
In case any person is aggrieved by any of the steps taken by the Secured
Creditors in terms of Section 13(4) of the Securitization Act, the remedy as
provided under the Securitization Act, could only be availed and other
remedies either under the Companies Act or under the Civil Law is barred.
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6. Mayur Coir Pvt.Ltd. Vs. Development Credit Bank of India Ltd.

Delhi High Court.
The notice U/s 13(2) of the Securitization Act will not be invalid just
because the same has been signed by the Counsel of the bank. Further,
before invoking the provisions of Section 13(2) of Securitization Act, it is
not necessary that the proceeding before DRT should be withdrawn.

7. Core Ceramics Ltd Vs. Union of India 2009 (89) CLA 37 Bombay
High Court
In case the Bank has classified an account as NPA and has initiated
action U/s 13(2) of the Securitization Act, such classification cannot
be challenged by way of writ petition before the High Court but the legal
and proper remedy is to challenge the same by way of petition before
Debt Recovery Tribunal in a proceedings U/s 17 (1) of Securitization
Act.
8. Ponnusamy Vs. DRT 2009(90)CLA 225 (Madras High Court.
In case an appeal has been filed against the order under Section 13(4)
of SECURITISATION ACT, against the action of the Bank and the
appeal is filed beyond the time prescribed under the Act, then
application under Section 5 of Limitation Act, would be maintainable as
the applicability of the Limitation Act, 1963, has not been specifically
excluded or by necessary intendment.

9. Union of India Vs. SICOM Ltd 2009(26) CLA 38 SC

The dues of State Financial Corporation under the State Financial
Corporation Act shall have primacy over the dues of the Central Excise
Department since Section 46B of the SFC Act provides for primacy over
not only the contract but also against other laws as well. Hence, the
Department cannot claim primacy.

10. Shyam Kishore Vs. Bank of Baroda 2009(90) CLA 363 Patna.
The action of the Bank and the Financial Institutions can be
questioned in a writ petition if the action of the Bank or FI is arbitrary,
whimsical or unbridled in selecting the person or the property against
whom the action under Section 13(4) of SECURITISATION ACT, is
required to be initiated.
11. Mohammed Ashraf Vs. Union of India 2009(88)CLA 99
(Kerala).

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Once an order has been passed under Section 13(4) of SECURITISATION

ACT, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, has no power to refuse the request of the
Secured Creditor for taking possession of secured assets and the Magistrate
has only to see that the notice was issued and whether secured assets is
identifiable. The Magistrate has no power to question the wisdom
of the Secured Creditor.
The provisions of Application of other laws not Civil court have no
this Act to override barred (section 37) jurisdiction (Section 34)
other laws (section
35)

The provisions of The provisions of this Act or No civil court shall have
this Act shall have the rules made thereunder jurisdiction to entertain any
effect, shall be in addition to, and suit or proceeding in respect
notwithstanding not in derogation of, of any matter which a Debts
anything
the Companies Act, Recovery Tribunal or the
inconsistent there 1956 Appellate Tribunal is
with contained in
the Securities empowered by or under this
any other law for Contracts Act to determine
the time being in (Regulation) Act, and
force or any 1956,
no injunction shall be
instrument having
the Securities and granted by any court or
effect by virtue of Exchange Board of other authority in
any such law. India Act, respect of any action

the Recovery of Debts taken or to be taken in
Due to Banks and pursuance of any power
Financial Institutions conferred by or under
Act, or this Act or under the

any other law for the Recovery of Debts Due
time being in force. to Banks and Financial
Institutions Act, 1993
(51 of 1993).

The combined effect of the above provisions is that in cases of any conflict with these
acts over SRFAESI Act 2002, shall have overriding effect over such other acts.
Further it is not possible to get any injunction under any other law.
Moreover, SRFAESI Act , after its enactment has been amended the following
legislations:
1. Companies Act- definition of PFI altered , to include ARC within its ambit.
2. SCRA ACT 1956- Section 2 amended, to include the definition of ‘security deposit’
as defined in section 2(f) of existing act.

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3.SICA altered- to the extent it provides that after amendment of SRFAESI Act 2002
and if the financial assets have been acquired by ARC, then no reference shall be
made to BIFR.

Moreover after the commencement of SRFAESI Act 2002, if reference is pending,

then the reference shall abate, if 75% of the secured creditors have taken measures to
recover their secured debts.

Manner and effect of take over of management(section 15)

When the management of business of a borrower is taken over by,

a secured creditor,

the secured creditor may, by publishing a notice in a newspaper published in
English language and in a newspaper published in an Indian language in
circulation in the place where the principal office of the borrower is situated,
appoint below mentioned persons:
where the borrower is a company in any other case
to be the directors of that borrower to be the administrator of the business of
the borrower.

(2) On publication of a notice -

where the borrower is a company
all persons holding office as directors of
the company ,on publication of the
notice, shall be deemed to have vacated
their offices as such.
in any other case
all persons holding any office having
power of superintendence, direction and
control of the business of the borrower
on publication of the notice, shall be
deemed to have vacated their offices as
such.

(c) the directors or the administrators appointed under this section shall take such
steps as may be necessary to take into their custody or under their control all the
property, effects and actionable claims to which the business of the borrower is, or
appears to be, entitled and all the property and effects of the business of the
borrower shall be deemed to be in the custody from the date of the publication of the
notice;

(3) Where the management of the business of a borrower,is taken over by the
secured creditor, then, notwithstanding anything contained in the said Act or in the
memorandum or articles of association of such borrower,--
(a) it shall not be lawful for the shareholders of such company or any other person to
nominate or appoint any person to be a director of the company;
(b) no resolution passed at any meeting of the shareholders of such company shall
be given effect to unless approved by the secured creditor;

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(c) no proceeding for the winding up of such company or for the appointment
of a receiver in respect thereof shall lie in any court, except with the consent of
the secured creditor.
(4) Where the management of the business of a borrower had been taken over by the
secured creditor, the secured creditor shall, on realisation of his debt in full,
restore the management of the business of the borrower to him .

No compensation to directors for loss of office (section 16)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any contract or in any other
law for the time being in force, no managing director or any other director or a
manager or any person in charge of management of the business of the borrower
shall be entitled to any compensation for the loss of office or for the premature
termination under this Act of any contract of management entered into by him with
the borrower.

Right to appeal(section 17)

Any person (including borrower), aggrieved , may make an application alongwith
such fee, as may be prescribed to the Debts Recovery Tribunal having jurisdiction in
the matter within forty-five days from the date on which such measure had been
taken and DRT should try to deal within sixty days from the date of such
application.

If, the Debts Recovery Tribunal comes to
the conclusion that any of the measures
referred to in section 13(4), taken by the
secured creditor are not in accordance
with the provisions of this Act and the
rules made thereunder, and require
restoration of the management of the
business to the borrower or restoration of
possession of the secured assets to the
borrower
It may by order, declare the steps u/s
13(4) taken by the secured creditors as
invalid and restore the possession of the
secured assets to the borrower or restore
the management of the business to the
borrower, as the case may be, and pass
such order as it may consider appropriate
and necessary.
If, the Debts Recovery Tribunal declares
the recourse taken by a secured creditor
under section 13(4), is in accordance with
the provisions of this Act and the rules
made thereunder, then,
Notwithstanding anything
contained in any other law for the time
being in force, the secured creditor shall
be entitled to take recourse to one or
more of the measures specified under
section 13(4) to recover his secured debt.

Appeal to Appellate Tribunal(section 18 )

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Any person aggrieved, by any order made by the Debts Recovery Tribunal under
section 17, may prefer an appeal alongwith such fee, as may be prescribed to the
Appellate Tribunal within thirty days from the date of receipt of the order of Debts
Recovery Tribunal.

Setting up of Central Registry (Section 20)

for the purposes of registration of transaction of securitisation and reconstruction of

financial assets and creation of security interest under this Act, the Central
Government may, by notification, set-up a registry to be known as the Central
Registry with its own seal.

(1) The Central Government may specify the names and sddresses of head office &
branch offices of the Central Registry.
(2) The Central Government may define the territorial limits within which an office
of the Central Registry may exercise its functions.

Register of securitisation, reconstruction and security interest

transactions(Section 22)
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a record called the Central Register shall be kept at
the head office of the Central Registry for entering the particulars of the transactions
relating to--
(a) securitisation of financial assets;
(b) reconstruction of financial assets; and
(c) creation of security interest.
(2) The register shall be kept under the control and management of the Central
Registrar.

Filing of transactions of securitisation, reconstruction and creation of

security interest(Section 23)

The particulars of every transaction of securitisation, asset reconstruction or creation

of security interest shall be filed, with the Central Registrar within thirty days
after the date of such transaction or creation of security, by the securitisation
company or reconstruction company or the secured creditor, as the case may be:

PROVIDED that the Central Registrar may allow the filing of the particulars of such
transaction interest within thirty days next following the expiry of the said period of
thirty days on payment of such additional fee not exceeding ten times the amount of
such fee.

Securitisation company or reconstruction company or secured creditor

to report satisfaction of security interest (25)
(1) The ARC or the secured creditor, shall give intimation to the Central Registrar

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of the payment or satisfaction in full, of any security interest relating to ARC

or the secured creditor

and on requiring registration under this Chapter, within thirty days from
the date of such payment or satisfaction.
(1A) On receipt of above intimation ,the Central Registrar shall order that a
memorandum of satisfaction shall be entered in the Central Register.
(2) If the concerned borrower gives an intimation to the Central Registrar for not
recording the payment or satisfaction the Central Registrar shall on receipt of such
intimation cause a notice to be sent to the ARC or the secured creditor calling upon it
to show cause within a time not exceeding fourteen days specified in such notice, as
to why payment or satisfaction should not be recorded as intimated to the Central
Registrar.
If no cause is shown If cause is shown
Central Registrar shall order that a the Central Registrar shall record a note
memorandum of satisfaction shall be to that effect in the Central Register, and
entered in the Central Register shall inform the borrower that he has
done so

Right to inspect particulars of securitisation, reconstruction and security

interest Transactions (section 26)
The particulars of securitisation or reconstruction or security interest entered in the
Central Register of such transactions kept under section 22 shall be open during the
business hours for inspection by any person on payment of such fee as may be
prescribed.

Penalties (Section 27)

If a default is made--
in filing under section 23, or in giving information u/s 25, every company & every
officer of the secured creditor who is in default shall be punishable with fine, which
may extend to Rs. 5000 for every day during which default continuous.

Penalties for non compliance of direction of bank (Section 28)

Penalty under this section may Extend to Rs. 5,00,000/- and in case of a continuing
offence, additional fine of Rs. 10,000/- for every day during which default
continuous.

Offences (section 29)

Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Act or rules made therunder, shall
be punishable with fine which may extend to 1 year or fine or with both.

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