Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:49184-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7924 of 2025 Petitioner :- State Bank Of India Thru. Chief Manager/Authorized Officer,Sri Amit Kumar Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shailendra Singh Rajawat Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel who appears on behalf of the State-respondent nos.1 to 3. 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner for the following main prayers:- "i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, commanding the opposite party no.2 i.e. District Magistrate, Lucknow, to decide the Application under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act registered as Case No.817/2025 [Computerized Case No.D202510460000817] (State Bank of India Stressed Assets Recovery Branch Vs. M/s Deepak Kumar), expeditiously. ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, commanding the opposite party no.3 i.e. Additional District Magistrate East, Lucknow, to take the physical possession of the mortgaged property forthwith in view of the provision of Section 14 of SARFAESI Act and handover the same to the Bank. iii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, commanding the concerned police station to provide police force to assist the Bank and the Administrative Authorities in taking possession of the mortgaged property. iv) issue any such other writ, order or direction in favour of the petitioner, which the Hon'ble Court deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. v) Allow the writ petition with costs." 3. This writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Opposite party no.3 i.e. Additional District Magistrate, East, Lucknow, to decide the Application filed by the petitioner under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, as expeditiously as possible, say within a period of three weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him. Order Date :- 21.8.2025 N.PAL Digitally signed by :- NARESH PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench