Indian Bank v. Ld District Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur

ML-1381 18.09.2025 chanchal

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION WPA 5868 of 2023 Indian Bank Vs.

Learned District Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur Mr. Shiv Mangal Singh ...For the Petitioner.

1. None appears on behalf of the respondent.

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

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, Dakshin Dinajpur 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 certified photocopy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties on compliance of usual legal formalities.

(Amrita Sinha, J.)