Seychelles International Mercantile Banking Corporation Limited v Bastienne & Anor (CM 06 OF 2024) [2025] SCSC 85 (23 June 2025)

Seychelles International Mercantile Banking Corporation Limited v Bastienne & Anor (CM 06 OF 2024) [2025] SCSC 85 (23 June 2025)

The Defendant failed to demonstrate strong grounds of necessity or expediency, having had ample opportunity to object or commence repayments, and the sale was properly advertised with buyers present.

Citation
[2025] SCSC 85
Parties
Defendant: Execution Debtors; Plaintiff: Execution Creditor
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Judgment Date
23 June 2025
Case Number
CM 06 OF 2024
Procedural Posture
Application for Postponement of Judicial Sale / Ruling on Application for Postponement
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Judicial Sale, Postponement of Sale, Immovable Property
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Property Law Judicial Sale Postponement of Sale Immovable Property

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Parties

Execution Debtors

Defendant

Execution Creditor

Plaintiff

Procedural Posture

Application for Postponement of Judicial Sale / Ruling on Application for Postponement

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether strong grounds of necessity or expediency exist to warrant postponement of the judicial sale

Ratio Decidendi

The Defendant failed to demonstrate strong grounds of necessity or expediency, having had ample opportunity to object or commence repayments, and the sale was properly advertised with buyers present.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Motion to postpone the sale is dismissed