Axis Bank Ltd. Through Its Authorized Officer v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12259 of 2018 ====================================================== Axis Bank Ltd. through its Authorized Officer, Loan Division, 2nd Floor, Kamini Centre Boring Road, Patliputra, Patna- 800013. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Deputy Director (Banking), Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The District Magistrate, Patna. null null

4. The City Magistrate, Patna. null null

5. The Certificate Officer-cum-Officer I/C, Nilam Patra Branch, Patna. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Akshansh Ankit, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Arun Kumar Sinha, AC to GP-24 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 25-10-2018 The short issue raised by the petitioner Bank is that though the petitioner has filed a petition under Section 14 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 before the District Magistrate, Patna, however, despite lapse of statutory period, the same has not been disposed of.

In view of the limited issue involved in the present writ petition, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate, Patna to dispose of the petition, as aforesaid, within a period of six weeks' from today. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) BTiwary/Md. Rashid U