Arun Arunachalam Murugiah v. Ministry Of Finance,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 24.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN WP NO. 34388 OF 2019 AND WMP NOS.35055 AND 35057 OF 2019 Arum Arunachalam Murugiah ... Petitioner vs.

1. Ministry of Finance, Rep. by its Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Jeevan Deep Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110 001.

2. Reserve Bank of India, Rep. by its Chief General Manager, Department of Banking Operations & Development, Central Office, 13th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai 400 001.

3. Bank of Maharashtra, Asset Recovery Branch, 1st Floor, 4 Sivagnanam Road, T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017.

4. Trans Union CIBIL Limited, (Formerly: Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited) Rep. by its Authorized Representative, One Indiabulls Centre, Tower 2A, 19th Floor, Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road, Mumbai 400 013.

5. Experian Credit Information Company of India Private Limited, Rep. by Authorized Representative, 5th Floor, East Wing, Tower 3 Equinox Business Park, LBS Marg, Kurla (West), Mumbai 400 070, India.

6. Equifax Credit Information Services Private Limited, Rep. by its authorized representative, Unit No.931, 3rd Floor, Building No.9, Solitaire Corporate Park, Andheri Ghatkopar Link Road, Andheri East, Mumbai 40093

7. CRIF High Market Credit Information Services Limited, Rep. by its authorized representative FOFB -04, 05, 06 fourth Floort, Art Guild House, Phoenix Market City, Mumbai 40093.

... Respondents Prayer:- Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the 3rd respondent relating to the impugned order vide Letter No.AR78/ARB/2019-2020 dated 25.11.2019 declaring the petitioner as a 'Wilful Defaulter' with effect from 21.11.2019, quash the same as illegal, incompetent and unconstitutional and consequently forbear the respondents 13 herein from declaring the petitioner as a 'Wilful Defaulter' pertaining to the Loan facility vide Sanction No.AY24/VHCPL/2012-13 dated 06.10.20212.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.Kaveen for M/s.Pradeep Rai For Respondents: Mr.S.Parthasrathy, for R4

O R D E R

It is stated that the petitioner is no more. Hence the Writ Petition is disposed of as having abated. No costs. Consequently the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar jv

To

1. The Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, Jeevan Deep Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110 001.

2. The Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Department of Banking Operations & Development, Central Office, 13th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai 400 001.

3. Bank of Maharashtra, Asset Recovery Branch, 1st Floor, 4 Sivagnanam Road, T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017.

4. The Authorized Representative, Trans Union CIBIL Limited, (Formerly: Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited) One Indiabulls Centre, Tower 2A, 19th Floor, Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road, Mumbai 400 013.

5. The Authorized Representative, Experian Credit Information Company of India Private Limited, 5th Floor, East Wing, Tower 3 Equinox Business Park, LBS Marg, Kurla (West), Mumbai 400 070, India.

6. The Authorized Representative, Equifax Credit Information Services Private Limited, Unit No.931, 3rd Floor, Building No.9, Solitaire Corporate Park, Andheri Ghatkopar Link Road, Andheri East, Mumbai 40093

7. The Authorized representative CRIF High Market Credit Information Services Limited, FOFB -04, 05, 06 fourth Floort, Art Guild House, Phoenix Market City, Mumbai 40093.

WP No. 34388 of 2019 and WMP Nos.35055 and 35057 of 2019 GPL(CO) PM/07/07/2022