Authority: High Court of Orissa at Cuttack
Order Date: 28 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Pradeep Roul filed Writ Petition (C) No. 14243 of 2026 in the High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.
- Opposite Parties: Union of India (via Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises), Odisha State Khadi and Village Industries Board, Collector Jajpur, SBI Zonal Manager Bhubaneswar, and SBI Branch Manager, Bairi, Jajpur.
- Background: The petitioner submitted an online application for a loan under the Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) on 23 February 2026 to the Odisha State Khadi and Village Industries Board (Opposite Party 2). The application was forwarded to the SBI Branch Manager (Opposite Party 5), but no sanction or rejection was communicated even after the 30‑day period prescribed in the scheme.
- Legal Basis Cited: Clause 11.14 of the PMEGP guidelines, which mandates banks to sanction or reject a loan application within 30 days of receipt, to issue sanction letters electronically, and to address grievances through the PMEGP grievance portal within two working days.
Final Outcome
- The Court, after considering the petitioner's submission and the statutory clause, disposes of the writ by directing the SBI Branch Manager, Bairi, Jajpur, to consider the petitioner’s loan application (as per Annexure‑1) within five weeks from the date the certified copy of this order is received.
- The Court expressly states that it has not examined the petitioner’s eligibility for the loan; the direction is limited to processing the application within the stipulated time.
- An urgent certified copy of the order is to be granted on proper application.
Topics: PMEGP, Banking, Court Order