Sankar Sahoo v. Ao, Pnb, Bbsr

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No. 2692 of 2022 Sankar Sahoo & another ....

Petitioners Mr. Asit Ku. Chaudhury, Advocate -versusAuthorized Officer, Punjab National Bank, BBSR ....

Opp. Party Mr. S.K. Ghose, Advocate

CORAM:

JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH JUSTICE M. S. SAHOO ORDER (Oral) 10.02.2022 02.

1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. Order No.

2. The writ petition has been filed by the petitioners, who are the defaulting borrowers having availed three loans from the erstwhile United Bank of India, at present merged with the Punjab National Bank. The petitioners have challenged the e-auction sale notice, dated 31st December, 2021, published in the English daily "The Statesman", fixing the date of auction 31st January, 2022.

3. Mr. Ghose, learned counsel for the Bank upon instruction submits that the scheduled e-auction has failed due to non-participation of the bidders on 31st January, 2022. For the said reason it is also agreed by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the writ petition challenging the e-auction dated 31st January, 2022 has become infructuous.

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5. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.

(Jaswant Singh) (M.S. Sahoo) Judge Judge February 10th, 2022 Cuttack RRJena/GS