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Hi,
I have borrowed Loan in 2022 for House property in a bank the loan is running in good condition due to some financial problem i need to sale the property so i have identified the buyer, the buyer wanted loan so the buyer approached the bank where is my loan. The buyer produced all the required documents and the loan processed, at final the processing officer asked to produce documents which is not asked me to produce the at the time of my loan in 2022, due to that the loan is not sanctioned. We are unable to produce the same documents. My doubt is can a bank ask a documents which is not asked previously that is in 2022 to sanction loan today. if the bank denies to sanction loan in the absence of the said documents what is the remedy available to me because the bank lend me 2022 without discussing the particular documents. 

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Asked 3 months ago in Civil Law

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Let the buyer approach a different Bank for getting loan sanctioned. The other Bank may not ask the particular document.

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
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Transfer your loan to another bank 

 

then buyer can approach said bank to purchase your flat and loan can be transferred to him 

 

in alternative pre pay the loan 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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You cannot find fault at bank asking for various documents before sanctioning the loan.

It is not necessary that each bank should follow the same procedures, some banks may adhere to some other procedures in order to be doubly sure about the genuineness of the collateral property offered  for grant of loan.

You can ask the buyer to approach any other bank which may have flexible conditions for grant of loan, or you may transfer the loan to any other bank which may not be rigid in its conditions and ask the buyer to approach the same bank for loan against the property he now proposes to purchase. 

You cannot take any legal action for remedy to this act of bank 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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The bank can't show negligence towards loan for the same property papers it has sanctioned earlier.  However if there's been procedural change now while sanctioning loan for the same property, then it has to be met.

 

However if you could mention the name of the document that the bank is now demanding, it can be resolved.

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
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330 Consultations

Dear Client,

I want to let you know that,

A bank can request additional documents for a new loan application even if such documents were not requested during a prior loan process. Each loan is treated independently, and the bank may update its policies or assess the risk differently based on a buyer's profile, regulatory changes, or internal procedures.

If the bank denies your loan because you do not possess those specific documents you can

1. Clarify the reason why the bank requested to have those documents, and try to solve this problem by discussing alternatives with the bank.

2. Approach the bank grievance redressal system and narrate the inconsistency in the requirement of documents.

3. File a suit in a civil court if the denial causes undue delay or results in pecuniary loss, but more than that, it is usually resorted to when all else fails.

Nonetheless, it has to be remembered that there is no explicit guarantee of the approval of loan applications under the discretion of banks processing the same.

Thank you.Hope this answers your query.

Anik Miu
Advocate, Bangalore
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When the loan was originally sanctioned it was some other bank manager and now the manger has replaced the previous one.

As far as the sanction of loan is concerned, it becomes the individual responsibility of the bank manager to exercise due diligence before sanctioning it.

In the name of extra precautionary measure, the new bank manager may insist on various other documents in order to safeguard his future employment  interests, hence he cannot be blames about it, if the demand is unjustified or illegal then you can take it up with the higher officer of the bank for intervention otherwise it is wise to look for some other bank which has flexible conditions. 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
87447 Answers
2348 Consultations

If the document demanded by the bank for sanction of loan to B, then A should arrange to provide the documents demanded by bank to b to facilitate B to obtain loan.

If certain documents are held by the bank itself towards sanction of the loan to A, then A can submit the photocopies of the documents with an endorsement stating that the original documents pertaining to these photocopy documents are held by the bank in the form of MOD and request them to compare these photocopies of the documents wit the original documents held in the bank's custody.

As far as another new document that has been demanded by bank now would be another vital requirement, you cannot dispute the demand stating that the bank did not demand then abut unnecessarily demanding now.

The bank panel advocate can only recommend the loan but he cannot insist on the bank to grant loan, hence the final decision to grant loan would depend on the bank manager.

If you  suspect the bank manager's intention behind demanding these extra documents with any malicious  intention, then you may report the matter to the regional office of the bank  about the suspected corrupted activity.

What is the fourth document, is it pertaining to the title to the property  of the borrower?

However please note that the sanction or grant of loan amount whether personal loan or home loan or any other type of loan, will depend on the discretion of the bank manager who has to satisfy himself about the genuineness before sanctioning and the previous cannot be pointed out now to take shelter under the same mistake now by the borrower.

 

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
87447 Answers
2348 Consultations

if any defect has been noticed by bank in sanction of loan there is no bar to bank demanding additional documents 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
97244 Answers
7854 Consultations

1.  XYZ Bank can't ask the parties to furnish the property documents for validation when the documents are in it's custody itself.  However if the bank needs additional documents from the parties, apart from the documents in it's custody, then it may be furnished.

2.  In all likelihood the XYZ Bank may not reject the loan application for the same property.  Perhaps the Bank might be requesting for latest Encumbrance Certificate, Family Tree, etc.

Please indicate the particular document the Bank is demanding to conclude the loan process.

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
5427 Answers
330 Consultations

Bank cannot demand documents which are in its own custody 

 

2) bank is at liberty to reject application if it feels that title is not clear and marketable 

 

3) merely because bank sanctioned loan earlier and due to oversight one document was not asked for bank can demand said document when another application is made for loan 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
97244 Answers
7854 Consultations

- Since, the loan is already sanctioned by the bank , then after the disbursement of the loan amount , the bank cannot ask for additional documents to save its skin, if the said loan was unconditionally. 

- You can lodge a complaint before the RBI against the bank .

- Further, you have right to sell the property to adjust the remaining loan amount . 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
14647 Answers
224 Consultations

Just because bank has sanctioned loan earlier does not prevent bank from demanding further documents when you are selling the property 

 

You may issue legal notice to bank as to why additional documents are being demanded when on same set of documents loan was sanctioned in 2022 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
97244 Answers
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The bank will follow the procedures of law.

It is not necessary that the successive officer has to ignore or be negligent similar to his predecessor officer.

No legal remedy will be available to you if you are instructed to  comply the legal requirements by the present bank manager.

Rules for sanctioning loan  may not change however if an earlier manager has committed any mistake it is not necessary that the successive officer also has to do the same mistake.

Therefore instead of entering into any controversy you may look for ways to solve the issue by following the steps suggested earlier.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
87447 Answers
2348 Consultations

- The borrower can approach the Consumer Court as well on the ground of deficiency of services 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
14647 Answers
224 Consultations

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