Pankaj Kumar Pankaj Mehta v. Hdfc Bank Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bank account debit freeze; writ of mandamus to defreeze/unblock savings account; freeze ordered on police communication lacking specifics of disputed amount or transaction; blanket freeze held unjustified; defreezing directed within three days; future action on specific disputed transactions subject to Principles of Natural Justice; HDFC Bank; Special Operation Group, Anand, Gujarat; CWP-16318-2026; High Court of Punjab and Haryana; Tribhuvan Dahiya, J.; decided 20.07.2026.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents to defreeze/unblock the petitioner's savings account no.06101930008963 within three days of receiving a certified copy of the order; liberty to the Bank to act on any particular disputed transaction in future only after complying with the Principles of Natural Justice. ¶17