Smt. Bibha Singh v. Allahbad Bank Now Merged in Indian Bank Corporate Office Kolkata and 2 Others

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 8917 of 2023 Petitioner :- Smt. Bibha Singh Respondent :- Allahbad Bank Now Merged In Indian Bank Corporate OfÏce Kolkata And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sudhir Pande Counsel for Respondent :- Prashant Kumar Srivastava Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Prashant Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the respondents-Bank. Present writ petition is filed by the petitioner praying for the following main relief:- "I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the opposite party no.3 to releasing of the box kept with the Allahabad Bank (Now Indian Bank) vide Box No. 5033 Folio No. 105 at the Head OfÏce of Allahabad Bank (Now Indian Bank) on 09.04.1985, within stipulated time, in the interest of justice." Learned counsel for petitioner submits that grievance of petitioner would be sufÏciently met in case claim/representation of petitioner for the said purposes is considered and decided by the Branch Manager, Allahabad Bank (Indian Bank), Main Branch, Hazratganj, Lucknow, in accordance with law by a reasoned and speaking order, in a time bound manner. Learned counsel for the respondents/Bank has no objection to the same. In view thereof, without entering into merits of the case, respondent no.3 - Branch Manager, Allahabad Bank (Indian Bank), Main Branch, Hazratganj, Lucknow, is directed to consider and decide claim/representation of the petitioner dated

13.04.2017, in accordance with law by a reasoned and speaking order within a period of two weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is placed before him. With the aforesaid directions, present writ petition is disposed of. . (Manish Kumar, J.) (Vivek Chaudhary, J.) Order Date :- 13.10.2023 Arjun/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench