Hemant Kanoria Contempt Petition Withdrawn, CPAN 199 Dismissed

Authority: Court (presiding Judge Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J.)

Order Date: 3 July 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Hemant Kanoria and an associate, represented by counsel Mr. Naman Choudhury, Mr. Shubrojyoti Mookherjee, Mr. Deep Basak, Ms. Sudarshana Dutta.
• Alleged contemnors: Union Bank of India, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, and Small Industries Development Bank of India, represented by counsel Mr. Dhruv Dewan, Mr. Deepanjan Dutta Roy, Ms. Sanjana Jha, Ms. Rashi Sharma, Ms. Niranjana Paandian.
• Multiple contempt applications were filed: CPAN 199 of 2026 (WPA 236 of 2024) against Union Bank of India; WPA 28329 of 2023 against Bank of India; WPA 28980 of 2023 against Bank of Baroda; WPA 29027 of 2023 against SIDBI.
• Petitioners, on instruction, sought to withdraw the contempt application. An email containing the withdrawal instruction was printed and placed on record.

Final Outcome

• The court, acting on the petitioner's prayer, dismissed CPAN 199 of 2026 as withdrawn.
• No order as to costs was made.

Topics: Contempt Proceedings, Banking Litigation