Mr Sunil Jagannathan v. Bandhan Bank Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Bank account freeze / defreeze; writ petition (GM-RES) under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution; High Court of Karnataka (NC: 2025:KHC:44151); petitioner Sunil Jagannathan v. Bandhan Bank Ltd.; Gujarat Police direction (Annexure-D) at instance of claimant Mrs. Jayaben Vadher for transfer of Rs.95,000; account balance Rs. 7,66,238.67 per Annexure-C; petitioner's representation dated 26.06.2025 (Annexure-A); bank did not dispute police communication; petition disposed of with account to be defrozen subject to transfer of Rs.95,000; remedies preserved for amount already transferred; urgency owing to death of petitioner's mother on 25.10.2025.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent bank to defreeze the petitioner's account, subject to ensuring that a sum of Rs.95,000/- is transferred as required by the undisputed communication from Gujarat Police; petitioner free to pursue remedies in law regarding the amount already transferred.