Akash Kumar v. Union Of India

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.550 of 2020 ====================================================== 1.

Akash Kumar Son of Ranjit Prasad, Resident of LIG 11/382, Hanuman Nagar, Pani Tanki, Police Station- Patrakar Nagar, District- Patna- 800020. 2.

Dablu Kumar, Son of Mohan Prasad, Resident of Mohalla- Bakarganj Bajaja, Police Station- Pirbahore, District- Patna- 800004. 3.

Satish Lal @ Satish Prasad, Son of Gowardhan Barnwal, Resident of Mohalla- Manpur, New Sabji Market, District- Gaya- 823003. 4.

Ranjit Kumar, Son of Jawala Prasad, resident of LIG- 11/382, P.s.- Patrakar Nagar, District- Patna- 800020.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

Union of India through the Secretary Finance Department, Government of India, New Delhi.

2.

The Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, South Gandhi Maidan, Patna - 800001.

3.

The Manager, Issue Department, South Gandhi Maidan, Patna- 800001. 4.

The Zonal Head, HDFC Bank, Patliputra, Patna- 800023. 5.

The Branch Manager, Currency Treasury Branch, Plot No. - 657, Jamal Road, Patna- 800001.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Basant Kumar Tripathy,Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.S.D. SanjayADSG ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 24-03-2023 The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following relief:- "1.(i) To direct the respondent nos. 2 and 4 as to issue the instructions to the banks in their jurisdiction in order to provide the linkage facility to the petitioners as to exchange the soiled and mutilated currency notes collected by them near the railway station in accordance with the

Patna High Court CWJC No.550 of 2020(3) dt.24-03-2023 2/2 Reserve Bank of India note refund Rule 2018."

At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioners seeks not to press the present writ petition, however, seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioners to avail such other alternative remedies, as are otherwise available under the law, for redressal of the aforesaid grievances. Liberty so sought is granted.

The writ petition stands dismissed as not pressed.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) S.Sb/sonalU