As per case facts, a petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking to quash an order issued under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002. ... The petitioner contended that a repeated application under Section 14 for the same secured asset, which had been previously filed and disposed of, was not maintainable. The respondent bank, however, argued that there was no legal bar to filing successive applications under this provision and that the principle of res judicata would not apply. The central legal question arose regarding the maintainability of repeated applications under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002, given that previous applications for the same secured asset had already been filed and disposed of. Finally, the Court ruled that Section 14 proceedings are administrative and non-adjudicatory in nature, thus rendering the principle of res judicata inapplicable. Consequently, it was held that repeated applications under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002, are indeed maintainable, provided there are reasonable grounds justifying their submission.