Transfer of Property Act, 1882
68. Right to sue for mortgage-money
(1) The mortgagee has a right to sue for the mortgage-money in
the following cases and no others, namely,-
(a) where the mortgagor binds himself to repay
the same;
(b) where, by any cause other than the
wrongful act or default of the mortgagor or mortgagee, the mortgaged property
is wholly or partially destroyed or the security is rendered insufficient
within the meaning of section 66, and the mortgagee has given the mortgagor a
reasonable opportunity of providing further security enough to render the whole
security sufficient, and the mortgagor has failed to do so;
(c) where the mortgagee is deprived of the
whole or part of his security by or in consequence of the wrongful act or
default of the mortgagor;
(d) where, the mortgagee being entitled to
possession of the mortgaged property, the mortgagor fails to deliver the same
to him, or to secure the possession thereof to him without disturbance by the
mortgagor or any person claiming under a title superior to that of the mortgagor:
PROVIDED that, in the case referred to in clause (a), a
transferee from the mortgagor or from his legal representative shall not be
liable to be sued for the mortgage-money.
(2) Where a suit is brought under clause (a) or clause (b) of
sub-section (1), the court may, at its discretion, stay the suit and all
proceedings therein, notwithstanding any contract to the contrary, until the
mortgagee has exhausted all his available remedies against the mortgaged
property or what remains of it, unless the mortgagee abandons his security and,
if necessary, re-transfers the mortgaged property.