Canara Bank Order: DM to Resolve Promptly

Authority: High Court (Judge Om Narayan Rai)

Order Date: 13 August 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Canara Bank; Mr. Farooque Ali; Mr. Faizan Md. Zafar; Mr. Partha Chakraborty; Mr. Anshuman Chakraborty; Ms. Amrita Lal Dhar (collectively "the petitioner").
• Respondents: The District Magistrate, Purba Barddhaman & Ors. (representing the State).
• Nature of proceeding: Writ Petition (WPA 20078 of 2026) seeking expeditious disposal of an application filed under Section 14 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) pending before the District Magistrate.
• The application had been pending since 6 January 2022.
• Both sides were represented by counsel; the court considered the material on record.

Final Outcome

• The court disposes of WPA 20078 of 2026.
• It directs the learned District Magistrate, Purba Barddhaman, to dispose of the petitioner’s SARFAESI Act application as expeditiously as possible, preferably within one month from the date of communication of this order.
• No costs are awarded to either party.
• An urgent photostat certified copy of the order may be supplied to the parties, subject to compliance with requisite formalities.

Topics: SARFAESI Act, Bank Enforcement, Judicial Direction