Sandeep Sajjankumar Jhunjhunwala v. Sandeep Jhunjhunwala & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court writ petition W.P.(C) 2399/2025; unfreezing/defreezing of a frozen trading account; wrongful attachment caused by incorrect PAN card details submitted by Jammu & Kashmir Bank (Respondent No.8); bank affidavit conceding inadvertent, bona fide mistake; PAN No. AABPJ3391C; damages/compensation claim for hardship, loss and mental agony during a five-year freeze; court's threshold conditions for awarding damages — finding that the mistake was intentional plus evidence-led quantification; prayers „c‟ and „e‟ redirected to alternative remedies; petition partly allowed and disposed; bench: Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar.
What did the court decide?
Directions granted for unfreezing the Petitioner's Trading Account (Petition allowed qua prayers „a‟ and „b‟); no damages awarded — the Court held that awarding damages requires a recorded finding that the mistake was intentional and evidence-led quantification; for prayers „c‟ and „e‟ the Petitioner was left to alternative remedies in accordance with law.