Shashi Bhusan Prasad Yadav v. The Union Of India

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19198 of 2021 ====================================================== 1.

Shashi Bhusan Prasad Yadav S/o Late Bhairab Roy Resident of Punjabi Colony, Gali No. 3, District- Samastipur- 848101, Bihar. 2.

Shakti Kumar Prabhakar S/o Late Ram Bilas Singh Resident of Rukmini Smriti, Kharsariya Home, Maurya Bihar, Kumhrar, Patna- 800026, Bihar. 3.

Navin Chandra Jha S/o Late Bishwambhar Jha Resident of Vishwa Kunj, Near Pani Tanki, P.O. Ishakchak, P.S. Ishakchak, Bhagalpur- 812001, Bihar. 4.

Upendra Kishore S/o Late Kaushal Kishore Shashik, Near Rajdhani Apartment, Near Mahesh Nagar, Patna- 800020, Bihar. 5.

Suresh Mohan Jha S/o Ram Narayan Jha Resident of Meer Tola, Bangao Road, Ward No. 7, District- Bhagalpur, Bihar- 852201. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Union of India through Finance Secretary, Finance Ministry, Government of India.

2.

The Finance Secretary, Finance Ministry, Government of India. 3.

The State Bank of India through the Chairman, Corporate Centre, State Bank Bhawan, Madam Cama Road, Mumbai- 400021, Maharastra, India. 4.

The Chairman, Corporate Centre, State Bank Bhawan, Madam Cama Road, Mumbai- 400021, Maharastra, India.

5.

The Chief General Manager, SBI Zonal Office, JC Road Branch, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna- 800004, Bihar.

6.

The Central Bank of India through its Managing Director cum Chief Executive Officer, Central Bank of India, ChandraMukhi, Nariman Point, Mumbai- 400021, Maharastra, India.

7.

The Managing Director cum Chief Executive Officer, Central Bank of India, ChandraMukhi, Nariman Point, Mumbai- 400021, Maharastra, India. 8.

The Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal Office, 2nd Floor, Block B, Maurya Lok Complex, Dakbunglow Road, Patna- 800001, Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Siddhartha Prasad, Advocate Mr. Sunit Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Dr. K. N. Singh, ASG For Respondent nos. 3 to 5 :

Mr. Binod Bihari Sinha, Advocate For Respondent nos. 6 to 8 :

Mr. Ajit Kumar Sinha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT

2/5 (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 22-11-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

Petitioners have prayed for the following relief(s):- "

3/5 "

After the matter was heard for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner, under instructions, states that petitioner shall be content if a direction is issued to the authority concerned to consider and decide the representation which the petitioner shall be filing within a period of four weeks from today for redressal of the grievance(s).

Learned counsel for the respondents states that if such a representation is filed by the petitioner, the authority concerned shall consider and dispose it of expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date of its filing along with a copy of this order.

Statement accepted and taken on record.

As such, petition stands disposed of in the following terms:- (a) Petitioner shall approach Respondent No. 4 namely the Chairman, Corporate Centre, State Bank Bhawan, Madam Cama Road, Mumbai-400021, Maharastra, India and

4/5 Respondent No. 7 namely the Managing Director cum Chief Executive Officer, Central Bank of India, ChandraMukhi, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021, Maharastra, India within a period of four weeks from today by filing a representation for redressal of the grievance(s);

(b) The said respondents shall consider and dispose it of expeditiously by a reasoned and speaking order preferably within a period of three months from the date of its filing along with a copy of this order;

(c) Needless to add, while considering such representation, principles of natural justice shall be followed and due opportunity of hearing afforded to the parties; (d) Equally, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to take recourse to such alternative remedies as are otherwise available in accordance with law;

(e) We are hopeful that as and when petitioner takes recourse to such remedies, as are otherwise available in law, before the appropriate forum, the same shall be dealt with, in accordance with law and with reasonable dispatch; (f) Liberty reserved to the petitioner to approach the Court, if the need so rises subsequently on the same and subsequent cause of action;

5/5 (g) We have not expressed any opinion on merits. All issues are left open;

The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Interlocutory Application(s), if any, stands disposed of. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) (S. Kumar, J) Amrendra/PKP AFR/NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date 24.11.2021 Transmission Date