Pradeep Agarwal v. Union Of India Ministry Of Home Affairs And 2 ORS.

Shephali

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 506 OF 2023 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 3374 OF 2022 Pradeep Agarwal ...Applicant In the matter between Pradeep Agarwal

...Petitioners

Versus

Union of India Ministry of Home Affairs & Ors

...Respondents

Mr Ziyad Madon, with Ravi Gandhi, Rashmin Jain & Prathamesh Jadhav, i/b Kanga & Co, for the Applicant.

Mr DP Singh, with Aditya Thakkar, for Respondents Nos. 1 & 2. Mr Jamshed Ansari, for Respondent No. 3 - Union Bank of India. SHEPHALI SANJAY MORMARE

CORAM

G.S. Patel & Neela Gokhale, JJ.

DATED:

PC:- SHEPHALI SANJAY MORMARE Date: 2023.03.09 09:55:13 +0530 1.

The Petitioner is facing Look Out Circulars or LOCs issued at the instance of Respondent No. 3 Union Bank of India. 2.

On 24th January 2022, 26th April 2022, 14th June 2022 & 29th June 2022, for a different itinerary and for different dates the

Applicant was permitted to travel overseas. He returned to India thereafter and abided by all conditions and undertakings. 3.

Presently, the application is for leave to travel to Zimbabwe for business purposes from 12th March 2023 to 19th March 2023 and from 9th April 2023 to 17th April 2023.

4.

In view of this, we permit the Petitioner to travel to Zimbabwe from 12th March 2023 to 19th March 2023 and from 9th April 2023 to 17th April 2023. This order will also be subject to the usual conditions, viz.:- (i) the Petitioner is to file an undertaking to return to this country at the end of this period, if not already done;

(ii) the Petitioner is to file a detailed itinerary with his contact details and addresses overseas, if not already done;

(iii) The Petitioner must file an undertaking (if not already done) not to apply for renewal or extension of this order until he returns to this country.

5.

Subject to these conditions, the LOCs in question against the Petitioner are stayed until 18th April 2023.

6.

The immigration authorities at all ports of departure including all airports will permit the Petitioner passage and permit

the Petitioner to take his flights out of the country irrespective of whether the Union Bank of India have notified them or not and irrespective of whether this suspension is noted in the immigration authorities' systems or not.

7.

The immigration authorities will not ask for a certified copy of this order but will act on presentation of an authenticated or digitally signed copy of this order.

8.

The Interim Application is disposed of in these terms. No Costs.

(Neela Gokhale, J) (G. S. Patel, J)