Akash Karmakar v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
WPA 25485 of 2025; Akash Karmakar vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.; decided 23.02.2026 by Suvra Ghosh, J.; writ petition disposed of; police complaint regarding fraud — necessary steps taken, investigation in progress; ICICI Bank (5th respondent) demand notice of Rs. 1,59,602/-; liberty granted to approach appropriate forum for redressal; correction of order dated 21.01.2026 recording Mr. Jayanta Samanta as counsel for the State; no order as to costs; allegations deemed not admitted (no affidavit invited); advocates: Arka Tilak Bhadra, Paramita Mukherjee, Debasis Kar (petitioner); Jayanta Samanta, Supriya Majumder (State); Sayak Ranjan Ganguly, Srijani Ghosh, Amrita Jha, Kripa Kanui (respondent nos. 5 & 8).
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of; petitioner granted liberty to approach the appropriate forum for redressal of his grievance against ICICI Bank; department directed to incorporate the correction recording Mr. Jayanta Samanta as learned counsel appearing for the State in the order dated 21st January, 2026, the present order to be treated as part thereof; no order as to costs.