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Arvind Dham through Authorized Representative Mr Anubhav Dham v. Canara Bank

Delhi HC9 Feb 2026W.P.(C)/1841/2026

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What is this about?

Supply of relied-upon documents before personal hearing; show cause notice dated 03.03.2025; Canara Bank communication dated 31.01.2026; writ of certiorari and mandamus; Article 226 read with Section 227, Constitution of India; Delhi High Court; Jasmeet Singh, J.; petition disposed; 04 weeks to file reply; personal hearing after 02 weeks; exemption application allowed.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed of on the respondent bank's letter dated 09.02.2026: the relied-upon documents sought in the petitioner's letter dated 06.02.2026 to be supplied (or their status indicated if unavailable); at least 04 weeks to file a meaningful reply; personal hearing to be scheduled at least 02 weeks thereafter. Exemption application CM APPL. 8907/2026 allowed subject to all just exceptions. ¶24

Arvind Dham through Authorized Representative Mr… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent bank's communication dated 31.01.2026 requiring the petitioner to appear for a personal hearing without providing copies of the relied-upon documents is liable to be quashed, and whether any effect or further effect should be given to the show cause notice dated 03.03.2025 before the relied-upon documents are supplied to the petitioner

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Court's answer

In view of the respondent bank's letter dated 09.02.2026 that the documents sought in the petitioner's letter dated 06.02.2026 will be supplied, the grievance of the petitioner stands satisfied

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Ratio / Principle

If any of the documents sought are not available, their status shall be indicated to the petitioner

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Key takeaways

The petitioner shall be granted at least 04 weeks to make a meaningful reply, and the personal hearing shall be scheduled at least 02 weeks thereafterratio¶23
Exemption application (CM APPL. 8907/2026) allowed, subject to all just exceptionsratio¶10

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Jasmeet Singh, J.), order dated 09.02.2026 in W.P.(C) 1841/2026, CM APPL. 8906/2026 — Arvind Dham (through authorized representative Mr. Anubhav Dham) v. Canara Bank. Petition under Article 226 read with Section 227 of the Constitution of India seeking (a) certiorari to quash the respondent bank's communication dated 31.01.2026 requiring the petitioner to appear for a personal hearing without supply of the relied-upon documents, and (b) mandamus restraining any action on the show cause notice dated 03.03.2025 until those documents are supplied. Learned counsel for the respondent handed over a letter dated 09.02.2026 undertaking to supply the documents sought in the petitioner's letter dated 06.02.2026. The court held that the petitioner's grievance stood satisfied; directed that if any document is unavailable its status shall be indicated to the petitioner; granted the petitioner at least 04 weeks to make a meaningful reply, with the personal hearing to be scheduled at least 02 weeks thereafter; and disposed of the petition. Exemption application CM APPL. 8907/2026 allowed subject to all just exceptions.

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I� THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT �EW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 1841/2026, CM APPL. 8906/2026

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ARVIND DHAM THROUGH AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE MR ANUBHAV DHAM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sunil Dalal, Senior Advocate alongwith Mr. Krishan Kumar, Mr. Karan Batura, Mr. Dipanshu Krishan, Ms. Tanvi Sapra, Mr. Shambu Thakur, Mr. Anmol Srivastav, Mr. Ankit Rana, Ms. Shipra Bali, Mr. Bharat Khurana, Mr. Sarthak Malhotra, Mr. Rishabh Basra & Mr. Shaurya Maurya, Advs.

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versus

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CANARA BANK .....Respondent Through: Ms. Anju Jain, Mr. Hitesh Sachar, Mr. Aryan and Ms. Poonam Kumari, Advs.

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CORAM: HO�'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SI�GH

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O R D E R % 09.02.2026

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CM APPL. 8907/2026

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Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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The application is disposed of.

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W.P.(C) 1841/2026

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This is a petition under Article 226 read with Section 227 of the Constitution of India seeking following reliefs:

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/02/2026 at 12:42:30

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“a) Issue a writ of certiorari, and/ or any other appropriate writ of the like nature quashing/ setting aside the Communication dated 31.01.2026 issued by the Respondent Bank requiring the Petitioner to appear for a personal hearing without providing copies of the relied upon documents;

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b) Issue a writ of Mandamus, and/ or any other appropriate writ of the like nature prohibiting the Respondent and / or its servants, agents, assignees and officers and / or any one claiming through or under it from giving any effect and/or further effect and / or taking any steps and / or acting in furtherance of the Show Cause Notice dated 03.03.2025 till the relied upon documents are provided to the Petitioner; and...”

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Ms. Jain, learned counsel for the respondent, has handed over a letter dated 09.02.2026 which reads as under:

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/02/2026 at 12:42:30

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/02/2026 at 12:42:30

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In view of the letter dated 09.02.2026, holding that the documents sought for in the letter of 06.02.2026 by the petitioner will be supplied to the petitioner, it seems that the grievance of the petitioner stands satisfied. In case the same are not available, their status shall be indicated to the petitioner. Only thereafter the petitioner shall be granted at least 04 weeks to make a meaningful reply and a personal hearing shall be scheduled at least after a period of 02 weeks thereafter.

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The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms

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The letter handed over in court is taken on record.

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JASMEET SI�GH, J

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FEBRUARY 9, 2026/JYH

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/02/2026 at 12:42:30

Arvind Dham through Authorized Representative Mr Anubhav Dham v. Canara Bank

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