Debahuti Patnaik v. H.D.F.C. Bank Ltd.,Bbsr
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: writ petition; housing loan; deceased loanee; legal heir dispute; mortgaged property document handover; H.D.F.C Bank Master Canteen Branch Bhubaneswar; loan account No.625553795; fifteen working days; three local witnesses; Orissa High Court; Dr. S.K. Panigrahi. Summary: Single-judge writ disposal in which the widow of a deceased housing-loan borrower was permitted to settle the entire outstanding dues within fifteen working days and obtain the mortgage documents, with a practical arrangement for the Bank to deliver the documents at the deceased's residence before three local witnesses where the mother-in-law could not attend, resolving a legal-heir dispute between the widow and the mother-in-law.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner permitted to pay the entire loan outstanding dues of housing loan account No.625553795 within fifteen working days; upon payment, the Bank to hand over the documents of the mortgaged property to the Petitioner and her mother-in-law, deputing a responsible officer to the deceased loanee's house before three local witnesses if the mother-in-law is unable to reach the Bank.