Sonali Bank Limited And ANR v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

M/L 37 03.03.2025 Court No.14 PRADIP

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION WPA 3751 of 2025 Sonali Bank Limited & Anr.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. S.M. Hassan Ms. Anupama Yasmin ... for the Petitioners.

Mr. Sudipta Panda Ms. Ananya Neogi ...for the State.

Mr. P.K. Pandey ...for the respondent no. 6.

1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record.

2. The application made by the petitioner/bank under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act is pending consideration before the District Magistrate, Hooghly.

3. 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.

4. The instant writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of by directing the District Magistrate, Hooghly 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.

5. The writ petition stands disposed of.

6. 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.)