South Indian Bank Limited And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

M/L 99 09.04.2025 Court No.14 PRADIP

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION WPA 2512 of 2025 The South Indian Bank Limited & Anr.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Shiv Mangal Singh ...for the petitioners.

Mr. Dipanjan Datta Mr. Sayan Datta ...for the State.

1. The application made by the petitioner/bank under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act is pending consideration before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purba Bardhaman.

2. According to the SARFAESI Act, the application under Section 14 is required to be disposed of within a period of thirty days extendable for a further period of thirty days. In the instant case, the application is pending for months together.

3. The instant writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of by directing the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purba Bardhaman to take steps for disposal of the Section 14 application, in accordance with law at the earliest, but positively within a period of thirty days from the date of communication of this order. A reasoned order shall be passed and communicated to the petitioner immediately thereafter.

4. The writ petition stands disposed of.

5. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all the requisite formalities.

(Amrita Sinha, J.)