Dr Govind Prasad v. Mr Deepak Kumar De Gm (1) State Bank of India Motimahal Road Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 17; Hon'ble Rajeev Singh, J.; Contempt Application (CIVIL) No. 1407 of 2026 (CAPL No. 1407 of 2026), decided May 26, 2026. Applicant Dr Govind Prasad (in person) versus opposite parties including Mr Deepak Kumar, GM, State Bank of India, Motimahal Road, Lucknow, and another; Sri Sharad Dwivedi for respondents. Alleged non-compliance with writ court direction (order dated 10.03.2026 in Writ C No. 1910 of 2026) to provide fresh passbook showing exact account balance; applicant alleged fabricated entries; respondents stated passbook with computerized entries supplied and M.O.D. account technical error rectified. Held: compliance effected; contempt application disposed of with liberty to move appropriate application on passbook entries; Branch Manager to consider sympathetically; no punitive direction.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner/applicant to move an appropriate application in relation to the entries mentioned in the passbook, which the concerned Branch Manager shall consider sympathetically; no direction summoning or punishing the opposite parties was issued.