Authority: Calcutta High Court
Order Date: 17 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Indian Bank & Anr. (represented by advocates Mr. Shiv Mangal Singh and Ms. Snjali Mishra).
- Respondents: The State of West Bengal & Ors. (represented by Mr. Shri Indrajeet Das Gupta, Mr. Arghya Mukherjee for respondent No.1, and Md. Hafiz Ali for respondents Nos.4‑9).
- The petitioners allege that the District Magistrate, Paschim Burdwan, has failed to dispose of their application filed under Section 14 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, which has been pending since 24 November 2023.
- Respondent State of West Bengal submits that steps will be taken for the expeditious disposal of the said application.
- The court considered the affidavits, the material on record, and the arguments of the learned advocates.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition (WPA 15028 of 2026) is disposed of.
- The District Magistrate, Paschim Burdwan, is directed to dispose of the petitioners' Section 14 application as expeditiously as possible, preferably within one month from the date of this order.
- No order as to costs.
- An urgent certified photocopy of this order, if applied for, shall be supplied as expeditiously as possible.
Topics: SARFAESI Act, Banking Litigation