Anuj v. Union of India and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Anuj v. Union of India and others, CWP-11514-2026, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, Tribhuvan Dahiya, J., decision date 22.07.2026 — debit freeze / blocking of bank savings account no.15460200010337 (IFSC FDRL0001546) at police instance; FIR no.11/2022, Khar Police Station, Mumbai; Section 420 IPC read with Section 66C of the Information Technology Act, 2000; writ of mandamus; absence of specified disputed amount or objectionable transaction in Bank's reply dated 30.06.2026; direction to defreeze/unblock account within three days of certified copy of order; future action on particular disputed transaction conditioned on Principles of Natural Justice and applicable policy, guidelines or instructions — petition allowed/disposed in favour of petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents to defreeze/unblock the petitioner's savings account no.15460200010337 (IFSC FDRL0001546) within three days of receiving a certified copy of the order; liberty preserved for the Bank to act hereafter on any particular disputed transaction, upon receipt of communication to that effect, only after complying with the Principles of Natural Justice and applicable policy, guidelines or instructions.