Narukullapati Naga Raja v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge disposal order (Telangana HC, 19.11.2025) adopting the directive of the Court's earlier W.P.No.5200 of 2024 (25.04.2024) without independent enquiry. Keywords: writ of mandamus under Article 226; NBFC (Bajaj Finance, respondent No.3) loan recovery alleged to be arbitrary, coercive, harassing - intimidation, anonymous/threatening calls, physical visits; recovery agents to follow RBI guidelines and Supreme Court judgments; RBI circular dated 12.08.2022 (operative direction cites 'RBI Circular dated 12.04.2022') and RBI's alleged inaction in enforcing it (respondent No.2); Articles 14, 19, 21; ICICI Bank Ltd v. Prakash Kaur; ICICI Bank v. Shanti Devi Sharma; petitioner a housewife of Palnadu district; disposed without costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ disposed of in terms of the Court's order in W.P.No.5200 of 2024 (25.04.2024) 'for the reasons alike': respondent authorities directed to scrupulously follow the guidelines/instructions in the RBI circular and the Supreme Court judgments in ICICI Bank Ltd v. Prakash Kaur and ICICI Bank v. Shanti Devi Sharma in recovery proceedings; miscellaneous applications, if any, ordered closed; no costs. No separate interim restraint direction was pronounced despite the prayer for pending-disposal restraint.