Rajesh Kumar v. Hp State Cooperative Bank Ltd. and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Himachal Pradesh High Court; CWP No.7620 of 2023; Rajesh Kumar versus HP State Cooperative Bank Ltd.; Justice Sandeep Sharma; oral order dated 05.04.2024; writ petition disposed with liberty to seek one time settlement (OTS) from cooperative bank; maintainability left open; representation to be decided within two weeks with speaking order after opportunity of being heard; restraint on coercive recovery action pending representation; pending applications disposed.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to submit, within one week, a representation to the respondent-bank praying for one time settlement; the bank to decide it expeditiously (preferably within two weeks) in accordance with law, affording an opportunity of being heard and passing a speaking order; no coercive action by the bank against the petitioner till disposal of such representation; failing timely filing, the bank free to take appropriate action in accordance with law; pending applications disposed of.