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20.05.2020
1. Heighten Automotives Private Limited
A.34/1, F/F, Left Portion, Khanpur Extension,
‘Ambe Bajaj, New Delhi - 110062
Also at:
14/3, Mathura Road,
Faridabad, Haryana - 121001 [BORROWER]
2 Mr. Manoj Kumar
(Also known as Mr. Manoj Basist)
Director
A34/A, Khanpur Extension,
Devli Road, New Delhi - 110062
Also at:
11308, Sector 15, Part B-2,
Gurgaon, Haryana IGUARANTOR-]
3. Mr. Neeraj Kumar
Director
House No. A-2599, Near Gate No 17
Green Field Colony, Amarnagar,
Faridabad [GUARANTOR2]
4. M/s Bulland Motors
A-34/A, Khanpur Extension,
Devli Road, New Delhi - 110062
Also at:
478/2/6, Sona Adda
Old Jail Road, Gurgaon [GUARANTOR3]
5. Mr. Ramkesh Basist
Partner of M/s. Bulland Motors
‘A-2, Devli Road, Khanpur
New Delhi - 110 062 [GUARANTOR-4]
6. Mrs, Magan Basist
Partner of M/s. Bulland Motors
A3M/A, Khanpur Extension,
Devli Road, New Delhi - 110062
aoAlso at
A-2, Devli Road, Khanpur
New Delhi - 110 062 [GUARANTOR5]
Dear Sir,
Subject: Legal Notice for Recall of Loan and Invocation of Arbitration
We are concerned for Tata Capital Financial Services Limited ("Our Client”) having their
registered office at 11" Floor, Tower A, Peninsula Business Park, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg,
Lower Parel, Mumbai - 440013 and branch office at 7® Floor, Videocon Tower, Block El,
Jhandewalan Extension, New Dethi ~ 110055, under whose instructions we do hereby
address you as follows:
You No. 1 a private limited company, having place of business at the
abovementioned address along with No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 (through its partners
Nos. 2, 5 and 6) had approached Our Client, and assured and represented that it is
in a financially sound position to honour its obligation and requested Our Client
for sanctioning the Channel Finance Facility
2 You No. 2. and No. 3 are the personal guarantors to the loan disbursed to No. 1
and have in your personal and individual capacity guaranteed the due repayment
of all the amounts due and payable by No. 1 to Our Client under the Channel
Finance Facility availed by No. 1. Further, you No. 4 through your partners (Le.
Nos. 2, 5 and 6) have also guaranteed the cue repayment of ali the amounts due
and payable by No. 1 to Our Client under the Channel Finance Facility availed by
No. 1. Relying on the representations and warranties made by all of you, Our
Client agreed to provide the Channel Finance Facility to No. 1, who is the primary
borrower.
Pursuant to your loan application dated 20.06.2016 (which was executed by Nos. 1
to 6), Our Client vide its sanction letter dated 22.06.2016 ("Sanction Letter 1”)
sanctioned a Channel Finance Facility for a total amount of INR 30,00,000 (Indian
Rupees Thirty Lakhs only) as per the terms and conditions specified therein and
repayable in the manner set out therein, which was duly accepted and
countersigned by Nos. 1 to 6.
4, Pursuant to the Sanction Letter 1, Nos. 1 to 6 executed inter alia the following
documents:
() Channel Finance Agreement dated 27.06.2016 (“Channel Finance
Agreement 1”) for a sum of INR 30,00,000 (Indian Rupees Thirty Lakhs
only) on the terms and conditions set out therein (“Facility”) executed by
No. 1 and Our Client;
(il) Power of attorney dated 27.06.2016 (“POA 1”) executed by No. 1 in favour
of Our Client to effectively carry out the rights under the Channel Finance
Agreement 1;
(iii) Deed of hypothecation dated 27.06.2016 (“Hypothecation Deed 1”) in
favour of Our Client executed by No. 1, wherein Our Client has first and
exclusive charge over the present and future current assets and stock in
trade and moveable assets of No. 1;
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Irrevocable power of attorney dated 27.06.2016 (“IPOA 1”) executed by No.
1 in favour of Our Client to effectively carry out the rights under the
Hypothecation Deed 1;
You Nos. 2 and 3 executed letter of guarantee dated 27.06.2016 (“Directors
Letter of Guarantee”) jointly and severally guaranteeing to repay, on
demand, all amounts due and payable by No. 1 including interest, penal
interest, other lawful charges, costs, expenses and all other monies payable
thereunder to Our Client, upon No. 1 committing any default or delay in
repaying the Facility
You No. 4 (through its partners, i, Nos. 2, 5 and 6) executed letter of
guarantee dated 27.06.2016 (“Bulland Letter of Guarantee”) jointly and
severally guaranteeing to repay, on demand, all amounts due and payable
by No. 1 including interest, penal interest, other lawful charges, costs,
expenses and all other monies payable thereunder to Our Client, upon No.
1 committing any default or delay in repaying the Facility. Further, No. 4
also provided No. 1 the letter of authority dated 27.06.2016 authorizing,
Nos. 2, 5 and 6 to execute the Bulland Letter of Guarantee;
Letter of undertaking cum indemnity dated 27.06.2016 executed by No. 1
in favour of Our Client in relation to TDS;
Net-worth statements furnished by No. 2 and 3 in the form of an affidavit
dated 27.06.2016 disclosing their respective net worth; and
Letter dated 29.06.2016 in relation to the non-interest bearing deposit kept
by No. 1 with Our Client as security for the due discharge of liability owed
by No. 1.
Upon No.1’s request for renewal and enhancement of the Facility, Our Client vide
its sanction letter dated 04.08.2017 (Sanction Letter 2”) enhanced the “Facility” to
INR 50,00,000 (Indian Rupees Fifty Lakhs only) as per the terms and condi
specified therein and repayable in the manner set out therein.
Pursuant to the Sanction Letter 2, Nos. 1 to 3 executed inter alia the following,
documents:
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Channel Finance Agreement dated 16.08.2017 (“Channel Finance
Agreement 2") for a sum of INR 50,00,000 (Indian Rupees Fifty Lakhs only)
on the terms and conditions set out therein executed by No. 1 and Our
Client;
Power of attorney dated 16.08.2017 (“POA 2") executed by No. 1 in favour
of Our Client to effectively carry out the rights under the Channel Finance
Agreement 2;
Deed of further charge by extension of hypothecation dated 16.08.2017
(‘Hypothecation Deed 2”) in favour of Our Client executed by No. 1,
wherein Our Client has first and exclusive charge over the entire present
and future current assets of No. 1;
Irrevocable power of attorney dated 16.08.2017 (“IPOA 2") executed by No.
1 in favour of Our Client to effectively carry out the rights under the
Hypothecation Deed 2;(v) You No. 2 and No, 3 executed letter of guarantee dated 16.08.2017
("Directors Letter of Guarantee 2”) jointly and severally guaranteeing to
repay, on demand, all amounts due and payable by No. 1 including
interest, penal interest, other lawful charges, costs, expenses and all other
monies payable thereunder to Our Client, upon No. 1 committing any
default or delay in repaying the Facility
(vi) Letter of undertaking cum indemnity dated 16.08.2017 executed by No. 1
in favour of Our Client in relation to TDS;
(vii) Net worth affidavits dated 16.08.2017 executed by No. 2 é 3 in favour of
(Our Client disclosing their respective net worth;
(viii) Letter dated 16.08.2017 executed by No. 1 confirming that as of the
execution date, INR 23,01,003.97 is outstanding and due to Our Client;
(ix) Link letter dated 16.08.2017 executed by No. 1 declaring that consequent to
the renewal /enhancement of the Facility, whilst certain documents such
as Channel Finance Agreement 2, Directors Letter of Guarantee 2, POA 2,
IPOA 2 and Extension of Hypothecation have been executed and handed
over to Our Client, the various security documents such as Channel
Finance Agreement 1, POA 1, Directors Letter of Guarantee 1,
Hypothecation Deed 1 and IPOA 1, along with the relative securities
thereunder shall continue to be in full force, valid and binding upon No. 1
and No. 1's liability thereunder is valid and subsisting; and
() Finally, Nos. 1 to 3 executed Revival Letter dated 16.08.2017 in favour of
Our Client and confirmed that for the purposes of the Indian Limitation
Act, 1963, Nos. 1 to 3 continue to be liable to Our Client for the payment of
all outstanding dues together with interest, costs, charges and expenses
and other monies due and payable to Our Client and the Channel Finance
Agreement 1, POA 1, IPOA 1, Directors Letter of Guarantee 1, and
Hypothecation Deed 1 continue to remain in full force till the said Facility
is fully adjusted and repaid by Nos. 1 to 3 to Our Client.
It is pertinent to note that Our Client has not discharged the Bulland Letter of
Guarantee and the partners of No. 4 (i.e. No. 2, 5 and 6) continue to be jointly
liable to the extent mentioned in the Bulland Letter of Guarantee as well.
Upon No.1’s request for renewal and enhancement of the Facility vide application
dated 02.03.2018, Our Client vide its sanction letter dated 22.03.2018 (“Sanction
Letter 3”) enhanced the “Facility” to INR 2,00,00,000 (Indian Rupees Two Crores
only) as per the terms and conditions specified therein and repayable in the
manner set out therein.
Pursuant to the Sanction Letter 3, Nos. 1 to 3 executed inter alia the following
documents:
(Channel Finance Agreement dated 26.03.2018 (“Channel Finance
Agreement 3") for a sum of INR 2,00,00,000 (Indian Rupees Two Crores
only) on the terms and conditions set out therein executed by No. 1 and
Our Client;
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(ii) Power of attorney dated 26.03.2018 ("POA 3”) executed by No. 1 in favour
of Our Client to effectively carry out the rights under the Channel Finance
Agreement 2;
(ili) You No. 2 and No, 3 executed letter of guarantee dated 26.03.2018
(Directors Letter of Guarantee 3”) jointly and severally guaranteeing to
repay, on demand, all amounts due and payable by No. 1 including
interest, penal interest, other lawful charges, costs, expenses and all other
monies payable thereunder to Our Client, upon No. 1 committing any
default or delay in repaying the Facility;
(iv) Deed of further charge by extension of hypothecation dated 26.03.2018
Hypothecation Deed 3°) in favour of Our Client executed by No. 1,
wherein Our Client has first and exclusive charge over the entire present
and future current assets of No. 1;
(v) Irrevocable power of attorney dated 26.03.2018 (“IPOA 3”) executed by No.
1 in favour of Our Client to effectively carry out the rights under the
Hypothecation Deed 3;
(vi) Letter of undertaking cum indemnity dated 26.03.2018 executed by No. 1
in favour of Our Client in relation to TDS;
(vii) Net worth affidavits dated 26.03.2018 executed by No. 2 & 3 in favour of
‘Our Client disclosing their respective net worth;
Revival letter dated 26.08.2018 executed by Nos. 1 to 3 declaring that (i) the
total outstanding amount due and payable to Our Client under the Facility
as on 26.08.2018 is INR 93,73,440.18 (Indian Rupees Ninety Three Lakh,
Seventy Three Thousand, Four Hundred and Forty, Paise Eighteen only);
and (ii) consequent to the renewal /enhancement of the Facility, certain
documents executed earlier such as Channel Finance Agreement 1 and 2,
Directors Letter of Guarantee 1 and 2, POA 1 and 2, Hypothecation Deed 1
and 2, and IPOA 1 and 2 along with the relative securities thereunder shall
continue to be in full force, valid and binding upon No. 1 and No. 1's
liability thereunder is valid and subsisting,
In addition to the Facility above, No. 1 also applied for a Term Loan and assured
and represented to Our Client that it is in a financially sound position to honour
its obligation and requested Our Client for sanctioning the Term Loan. Therefore,
Our Client vide its sanction letter dated 09.08.2018 (“TL Sanction Letter”)
sanctioned a Term Loan for a total amount of INR 40,00,000 (Indian Rupees Forty
Lakhs only) as per the terms and conditions specified therein and repayable in the
‘manner set out therein, which was duly accepted and countersigned by Nos. 1 to 3
Pursuant to the TL Sanction Letter, Nos. 1 to 3 executed inter alia the following,
documents:
(i) Term Loan Agreement dated 17.08.2018 (“Term Loan Agreement”) for a
sum of INR 40,00,000 (Indian Rupees Forty Lakhs only) on the terms and
conditions set out therein ("Term Loan") executed by No. 1 and Our Client;
(i) You Nos. 2 and 3 executed letter of guarantee dated 17.08.2018 ("TL Letter
of Guarantee”) jointly and severally guaranteeing, to repay, on demand, all
amounts due and payable by No. 1 including interest, penal interest, other
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lawful charges, costs, expenses and all other monies payable thereunder to
Our Client, upon No. 1 committing any default or delay in repaying the
Term Loan;
(iii) Demand Promissory Note dated 17.08.2018 in favour of Our Client for the
amount of INR 40,00,000;
(iv) Net-worth statements furnished by No. 2 and 3 in the form of an affidavit
dated 17.08.2018 disclosing their respective net worth; and
Letter of undertaking cum indemnity dated 17.08.2018 executed by No. 1
in favour of Our Client in relation to TDS.
Upon No.1's request for renewal and enhancement of the Facility, Our Client vide
its sanction letter dated 09.05.2019 ("Sanction Letter 4”) renewed the “Facility” for
INR 2,00,00,000 (Indian Rupees Two Crores only) as per the terms and conditions
specified therein and repayable in the manner set out therein,
Pursuant to the Sanction Letter 4, Nos. 1 to 3 executed inter alia the following
documents:
(Channel Finance Agreement dated 03.06.2019 ("Channel Finance
Agreement 4”) for a sum of INR 2,00,00,000 (Indian Rupees Two Crores
only) on the terms and conditions set out therein executed by Nos. 1 to 3
and Our Client. Nos. 2 to 3 have also given their respective unconditional
and irrevocable personal guarantees for the due repayment of the Facility
by No. 1 vide Clause 8 of the Channel Finance Agreement 4;
(i) Net-worth statements furnished by No. 2 and 3 in the form of an affidavit
dated 27.06.2019 disclosing their respective net worth; and
(iti) Revival letter dated 03.06.2019 executed by Nos. 1 to 3 declaring that (i) the
‘otal outstanding amount due and payable to, Our Client under the Facility
as on 03.06.2019 is INR 1,72,00,000 (Indian Rupees One Crore and Seventy
Two Lakhs only); and (ji) consequent to the renewal /enhancement of the
Facility, certain documents executed earlier such as Channel Finance
Agreement 3, Directors Letter of Guarantee 3, POA 3, Hypothecation Deed
3, and letter of undertaking cum indemnity dated 26.03.2018; along with
the relative securities thereunder shall continue to be in full force, valid
and binding upon No. 1 and No. 1's liability thereunder is valid and
subsisting,
That each of you have executed infer alia financing documents for the said Facility
and under the said Facility at your request, Our Client has made the
disbursements. That all amounts ‘disbursed pursuant to the Facility, were
sanctioned and disbursed by Our Client to No.1 and the said Facility was availed
and utilized by No. 1. However, No. 1 has committed defaults in repayment of the
amounts due and payable together with interest, additional / penal interest, other
lawful charges, costs, expenses, and all other monies payable to Our Client as
agreed under the financing documents.
In view of the defaults committed by No. 1 in relation to the Facility, each of you
arrayed as No. 2 and No. 3 hereinabove, as personal guarantors to No. 1, are also
wilfully neglecting to repay the entire outstanding dues under the Facility and
thus are liable under the Channel Finance Agreement 3, Channel Finance
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Agreement 4, and Directors Letter of Guarantee 3 as well as other financing
documents executed hereinabove in favour of Our Client.
In view of the defaults committed by No. 1 in relation to the Facility, each of you
arrayed as No. 2, No. 5 and No. 6 (as partners of No. 4) hereinabove, as guarantors
to No. 1, are also wilfully neglecting to repay the entire outstanding dues under
the Facility and thus are liable under the Channel Finance Agreement 1 and
Bulland Letter of Guarantee as well as other financing documents executed
hereinabove in favour of Our Client.
Similarly, each of you from No. 1 to No. 3 have executed inter alia financing
documents for the said ‘Term Loan and under the said Term Loan at your request,
(Our Client has made the disbursements. That all amounts disbursed pursuant to
the Term Loan, were sanctioned and disbursed by Our Client to No. 1 and the said
Term Loan was availed and utilized by No. 1. However, No. 1 has committed
defaults in repayment of the amounts due and payable together with interest,
additional /penal interest, other lawful charges, costs, expenses, and all other
‘monies payable to Our Client as agreed under the Term Loan Agreement.
In view of the defaults committed by No. 1 in relation to the Term Loan, each of
you arrayed as No. 2 and No. 3 hereinabove, as personal guarantors to No. 1, are
‘also wilfully neglecting to repay the entire outstanding dues under the Term Loan
and thus are liable under the Term Loan Agreement and TL Letter of Guarantee as
‘well as other financing documents executed hereinabove in favour of Our Client.
‘That your failure to make payment to Our Client constitutes “Event of Default” as
per (i) Clause VI of the Channel Finance Agreement 3 and Clause 15 of the Master
‘Terms and Conditions (which form part of the Channel Finance Agreement 4) in
relation the Facility and (ji) Clause 12 of the Term Loan Agreement in relation to
the Term Loan,
In view of the Event of Default, Our Client has become entitled (i) under Clause VI
of the Channel Finance Agreement 3 and Clause 16 of the Master Terms and
Conditions (which form part of the Channel Finance Agreement 4) to recall the
Facility and call upon you all to repay the entire outstanding Facility amount,
forthwith; and (ii) under Clause 13 of the Term Loan Agreement to recall the Term
Loan and call upon you all to repay the entire outstanding Term Loan amount,
forthwith.
In the circumstances aforesaid and in view of the defaults committed by all of you,
each of you are hereby, jointly and severally, liable to make immediate repayment
of the entire outstanding dues amounting to (i) INR 1,92,51,639/- (Indian Rupees
‘One Crore Ninety Two Lakhs Fifty One Thousand Six Hundred and Thirty Nine
only) due as on 06.05.2020 in relation to the Facility, along with further interest,
additional interest, cost, charges, and expenses till payment and/or realization
thereof; and (ii) INR 4,53,565/- (Indian Rupees Four Lakhs, Fifty Three Thousand,
Five Hundred and Sixty Five only) due as on 06.05.2020 in relation to the Term
Loan, along with further interest, additional interest, cost, charges, and expenses
till payment and /or realization thereof.
In pursuance thereof, as per the books and accounts maintained by Our Client in
the ordinary course of business, we are instructed by Our Client to call upon (i) all
of you (Nos. 1 to 6), which we hereby do, jointly and severally, to immediately pay
to Our Client a sum of INR 1,92,51,639/- (Indian Rupees One Crore Ninety Two
Lakhs Fifty One Thousand Six Hundred and Thirty Nine only) due as on
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06.05.2020 in relation to the Facility, along with further interest, additional interest,
cost, charges, and expenses till payment and/or realization thereof; and (i) all of
you (Nos. I to 3), which we hereby do, jointly and severally, to immediately pay to
(Our Client a sum of INR 4,53,565/- (Indian Rupees Four Lakhs, Fifty Three
‘Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty Five only) due as on 06.05.2020 in relation to
the Term Loan, along with further interest, additional interest, cost, charges, and
‘expenses till payment and/or realization thereof; immediately from the date of
this notice, failing which Our Client shall be constrained to take such measures
without prejudice to Our Client's other rights and remedies under the various
financing documents hereinabove, or otherwise in law, to which Our Client may
be entitled to against all of you (Nos. 1 to 6) for recovery thereof, and all of you
(Nos. 1 to 6) shall be liable for all the costs and consequences thereof.
In the event, you (Nos. 1 to 6) fail to comply with your payment obligations, it
shall be presumed that disputes, differences, claims etc. have arisen between you
and Our Client and this notice may be treated as notice invoking arbitration under
(i) Clause XV of the Channel Finance Agreement 3, Clause 29 of the Directors
Letter of Guarantee 3, and Clause 12 of the Channel Finance Agreement 4 in
relation to the Facility; and (ii) Clause 19.4 of the Term Loan Agreement and
Clause 29 of the TL Letter of Guarantee, in relation to the Term Loan.
Please note that if you, jointly and severally, fail to pay the aforesaid recalled
amount then Our Client shall be constrained to initiate all appropriate legal
remedies in the nature of civil and /or criminal available to Our Client against you,
jointly and severally, solely at your cost and peril, including (i) filing application
as a financial creditor under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and
initiate corporate insolvency resolution process by appointment of a resolution
professional and/or (ii) issuing notice under SARFAESI Act to enforce security.
We however, hope that good counsel will prevail on you and you will comply
with the requisitions contained in this letter and will not force Our Client to
initiate legal actions as stated herein above.
Kindly note that this notice is Without Prejudice to the other rights and
contentions of Our Client against you (Nos. 1 to 6) in terms of the documents and
as available to them in law.
Copy retained in our office for further legal action.