Gautam Mukarjee v. Union Of India

903-WP-4351-2024 -2.DOCX Digitally signed by PALLAVI MAHENDRA WARGAONKAR Date:

2025.10.09 12:13:14 +0530 PALLAVI MAHENDRA WARGAONKAR Pallavi

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4351 OF 2024 Gautam Mukharjee

...Petitioner

Versus

Union of India

...Respondent

__________________________________________________________ Mr. Aman Pawar, i/b. Taplegal for Petitioner. Mr. Benny Joseph, Ms. Pallavii Kaamath, Ms. Shikha Dubey, Usama Shaikh i/b. BJ Law Offices LLP, for Respondent No.2. __________________________________________________________ CORAM : M.S. Sonak & Advait M. Sethna, JJ.

DATED : 3 October 2025 P.C.:- 1.

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2.

The learned counsel for the Petitioner states that all Respondents have been served. Today, Mr Joseph appears for the 2nd Respondent (RBI) and submits that no relief is claimed against the RBI. He also points out that the main dispute is between the Petitioner and the 3rd Respondent i.e. Bank of Baroda. There is neither any appearance on behalf of the Bank of Baroda nor has any reply been filed.

3.

Accordingly, we post this Petition for final disposal at the admission stage on 17 October 2025.

4.

If any of the Respondents, including the 3rd Respondent, wishes to file the reply, then such reply should be filed and served upon the learned counsel for the Petitioner, latest by 13 October

903-WP-4351-2024 -2.DOCX 2025. If no reply is filed, then we will proceed based on the averments in the Petition that the impugned order declaring the Petitioner as a willful defaulter was made without affording him an opportunity of hearing.

5.

Accordingly, stand over to 17 October 2025 for final disposal at the admission stage.

(Advait M. Sethna, J) (M.S. Sonak, J.)