Anukulam B.T.Rao v. Mrs.Anukulam Sobha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.4660 of 2011 Anukulam Bhanu Tejeswar Rao ....

Petitioner Mr. Lalatendu Samantaray, Advocate -versusMrs. Anukulam Sobha & Others ....

Opp. Parties None

CORAM:

JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH JUSTICE M. S. RAMAN Order No.

ORDER (Oral) 08.03.2022 03.

1. This matter is taken up through virtual/physical mode.

2. The petitioner is stated to have retired from the Armed Forces and in a marital dispute between him and his wife/Opposite Party No.1, the State Bank of India/Opposite Party No.2 had freezed the account in order to protect the claim of the wife pending before the appropriate court. Thus, the prayer in the present writ petition is for a direction to defreeze the account so as to enable the petitioner to operate his Bank account with the SBI.

3. This Court vide interim order dated 24.03.2011 had permitted the petitioner to operate the account while ordering the retention of a sum of Rs.5,00,000/- for protection of the interest of his wife.

4. At the time of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that by efflux of time the present writ petition probably has become infructuous.

5. In view of the above submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to

// 2 // seek its revival in case any cause of action still subsists by making an application within six weeks from today. (Jaswant Singh) Judge (M. S. Raman) Judge March 8th, 2022 Cuttack AKK