Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.831 of 2017 IN Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 5338 of 2015 =========================================================== Santosh Kumar, son of Akhileshwar Singh, resident of Gosai Math, Sampat Chak, P.O. Sona Gopalpur, P.S. Gopalpur, District Patna. .... .... Petitioner / Appellant

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Collector, Patna

2. The Regional Manager Central Bank of India, Regional Office, Block- B, 2nd Floor, Maurya Complex, Dak Bungalow Road, Patna.

3. The Branch Manager, Central Bank of India, Branch Birla Mandir Road, Branch Code-7, Patna.

4. The Authorized Officer, Central Bank of India, Regional Office Block-B, 2nd Floor, Maurya Complex, Dak Bungalow Road, Patna. .... .... Respondents /Respondents =========================================================== Appearance:

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Mrityunjay Kumar, Advocate. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, Advocate. =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 02-04-2018 In view of the alternate remedy available by filing of a statutory appeal before the competent authority under the SARFAESI Act and keeping in view the recent judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Authorized Officer, State Bank of Travancore & Anr. Vs. Mathew K.C. [(2018) 3 SCC 85], the petitioner - appellant should invoke the statutory remedy available under the

Patna High Court LPA No.831 of 2017 dt.02-04-2018 2/2 SARFAESI Act and we grant liberty to the petitioner - appellant to do so.

With the aforesaid the appeal stands disposed of. (Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Dilip, AR AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N/A Uploading Date 04.04.2018 Transmission Date N/A