Authority: District Court, Samar
Order Date: 13 August 2026
Case Overview
- Petition: Canara Bank (petitioner) vs. District Magistrate, Paschim Bardhaman & others (respondents), concerning inaction by Police in implementing a July 17, 2025 order of the District Magistrate under Section 14 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act).
- Advocates: For petitioner – Mr. Farooque Ali and Mr. Faizan Md. Zafar; for the State – Mr. Partha Chakraborty; for respondents nos. 6 and 7 – Mr. Sankar Gupta.
- The Court, after hearing counsel and reviewing material, directed the Commissioner of Police (respondent no. 3) to communicate the police assistance cost to the petitioner within one week.
- Upon the bank depositing the police cost, the police are to fix appropriate dates, preferably within a week, for handing over possession of the secured asset (the property mortgaged with the bank) to the petitioner, in accordance with the July 17, 2025 order.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition WPA 20065 of 2026 is disposed; the Commissioner of Police must inform the cost within a week, and after payment, schedule possession dates within a week.
- No costs awarded to any party.
- An urgent certified copy of this order may be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with requisite formalities.
Topics: Court Order; SARFAESI Enforcement; Police Assistance