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2025 DAILYLAW 174836 (ALL)

ARTI MEHROTRA AND ANOTHER v. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPTT. FINANCIAL SERVICE THRU. SECY. AND 2 OTHERS

WRIC/10169/2025 · 2025-10-30

Subhash Vidyarthi

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 10169 of 2025 Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Ms. Jyoti Rajpoot, the learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Ashwani Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the Union of India jointly state that the interim possession order dated 29.01.2025 specifically mention that the order would remain operative for nine months only and after the aforesaid period the order will automatically become ineffective. Therefore, the order has become ineffective upon expiry of the period of nine months on 28.09.2025 and the matter has become infructuous. 2. The learned counsel for opposite party no. 3-Authorized Officer, AU Small Finance Bank Limited states that the bank has filed Writ C No. 29208/2025, wherein a Division Bench of this Court has passed the following order on 03.09.2025:- "1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. In the present case, order under Section 14 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') dated January 29, 2025 was passed by the Additional Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Jyoti Rajpoot, Gaurav Gupta Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Arti Mehrotra And Another .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India Ministry Of Finance Deptt. Financial Service Thru. Secy. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue), Ghaziabad for granting possession to the petitioner. 3. In light of the same, the Commissioner of Police Ghaziabad, being the respondent No.3 herein, is directed to act in accordance with law and comply with the order passed under Section 14 of the Act within a period of eight weeks from date, if there is no other legal impediment. 4. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of." 3. He has submitted that the Commissioner of Police, Ghaziabad is under a legal obligation to comply with the aforesaid order dated 03.09.2025 passed by the Division Bench in Writ C No. 29208 of 2025. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that as a period of nine months granted in the interim possession order dated 29.01.2025 stands elapsed, nothing survives to be adjudicated in this writ petition. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed in terms of the aforesaid submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner. October 30, 2025 Pradeep/- WRIC No. 10169 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRADEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench