Meghalaya Trading Co. Case Restored by HC

Authority: Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)

Order Date: 27 May 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: M/S Meghalaya Trading Company (registered proprietorship firm) represented by constituent attorney Shri Gourav Agarwal.
• Respondents: State Bank of India and two others, represented by the Chief General Manager, Head Office, Dispur, Guwahati; also the SBI SME Branch G.S. Road, Guwahati; and the Officer in Charge, Dispur Police Station.
• Original writ petition WP(C)/2332/2018 was dismissed for non‑prosecution.
• A miscellaneous case (Case No. MC/26/2026) was filed seeking restoration of the dismissed writ petition.
• Counsel for petitioner: Mr. A. Kaushik (learned counsel); for respondent No.3: Mr. H. K. Hazarika (learned counsel). The judge hearing the matter was Hon’ble Mr. Justice Anjan Moni Kalita.

Final Outcome

• The Court, after considering the reasons in the miscellaneous case, ordered that the writ petition WP(C)/2332/2018 be restored.
• The miscellaneous case is disposed of by effecting the restoration.
• The matter is to be listed again after two weeks.
• The registry is directed to reflect the name of the learned Standing Counsel of SBI in the cause list.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Banking Litigation