Partly allowed

Veenu Jain v. Union of India

Bombay HC2 May 2024WP/2199/2024

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What is this about?

In this writ petition challenging a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued by the Bureau of Immigration at the instance of Bank of Baroda, the High Court of Bombay referred to a recent Division Bench judgment. The court quashed the specific LOC against the petitioner but dismissed the claim for compensation, clarifying that the quashing does not affect existing restraint orders from competent authorities.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of the Look Out Circular issued against the petitioner; dismissal of prayer for compensation.

Veenu Jain vs Union of India — Writ and Judicial Review | Bombay HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION

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WRIT PETITION NO. 2199 OF 2024

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WITH

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INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 17104 OF 2023

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WRIT PETITION NO. 2199 OF 2024

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Veenu Jain …Petitioner

Versus

Union of India & Ors

…Respondents

Ms. Manaswi Agrawal, a/w Meraki Chambers, Advocates for the Petitioner.

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Mr. S.K. Halwasia, Advocate for Respondent Nos.1 & 2.

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Mr.s. Divya Bamne, i/b A.R. Bamne & Co., Advocates for Respondent No.3.

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CORAM : B. P. COLABAWALLA & SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, JJ. DATE : MAY 02, 2024

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PC :

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1. The above Writ Petition is filed seeking the following reliefs:

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Digitally signed byASHWINI ASHWINIJANARDANVALLAKATI JANARDANVALLAKATIDate: 2024.05.03 15:01:46 +0530

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“(a) That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorari or a writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other appropriate

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Ashwini Vallakati

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Writ under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 calling for the records maintained by the Respondents leading to the issuance of the Look Out Circular against the Petitioner at the behest of Respondent No. 3 under the provisions of Office Memorandum and upon examining the legality, propriety and validity thereof quash the Look Out Circular issued against the Petitioner;

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(b) That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to hold and direct that the Office Memorandum No. 25016/102017-Imm (Pt.) dated October 12, 2018 issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, to the extent it authorizes designated officer of the public sector banks to initiate issuance of the Look Out Circular, is ultra vires to the Constitution of India; as annexed under Exhibit A;

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(c) That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to direct the Respondent No. 3 to pay to the Petitioner compensation for the breach of the fundamental rights of the Petitioner;”

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We find that the issue raised in the above Writ Petition is squarely covered by a Division Bench judgment of this Court in the case of Viraj Chetan Shah Vs. Union of India Through The Ministry of Home Affairs & Anr. (Writ Petition No. 719 of 2020 and other connected

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Ashwini Vallakati

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matters decided on 23^rd April, 2024).

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In these circumstances, the Petition partly succeeds and the LOC issued against the Petitioner at the instance of Bank of Baroda is hereby quashed and set aside.

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It is clarified that the Writ Petition is dismissed insofar as it seeks compensation in terms of prayer clause (c) reproduced above.

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The Bureau of Immigration will ignore and not act upon any LOCs issued at the instance of the Bank of Baroda against the present Petitioner. All databases will be updated accordingly. We direct the Bureau of Immigration and or the Ministry of Home Affairs to do the needful in this regard.

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We, however, clarify that this order will not and does not affect any existing restraint order issued by a competent authority, Court, tribunal, investigative or enforcement agency or an enforcement of any order of a Court. Where any Court or tribunal has issued a restraint order (even at the instance of a public sector bank), that order will continue to operate and the invalidation of the present LOCs cannot and will not affect such orders.

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Ashwini Vallakati

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The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

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In light of the disposal of the above Writ Petition, nothing survives in any Interim Applications pending therein, and the same are disposed of accordingly.

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This order will be digitally signed by the Private Secretary/ Personal Assistant of this Court. All concerned will act on production by fax or email of a digitally signed copy of this order.

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[ SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.] [ B. P. COLABAWALLA, J.]

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Ashwini Vallakati

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