SHEOJI SINGH v. INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK, REPRESENTED THROUGH ITS GENERAL MANAGER
WPC/228/2025 · 2025-03-11
Rajesh Shankar
Writ Petition (Civil)body2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
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Sheoji Singh son of Jagdish Singh, resident of Shivjee
Singh Building, Dimna Road, Mango, Jamshedpur, District-
East Singhbhum
… … Petitioner Versus
1. Indian Overseas Bank represented through its General Manager, Bistupur, Jamshedpur, District- East Singhbhum
2. Madhusudan Builders & Developers Private Limited, represented through its Director having its office at 139, Tripaty Bhawan, New Baradwari, P.O. & P.S.- Baradwari, District- East Singhbhum at Jamshedpur
…. … Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR
For the Petitioner : Mr. Indrajit Sinha, Advocate
(through online mode)
Ms. Puja Agarwal, Advocate
For the Resp. No. 1 : Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharti, Advocate
Mr. Manindra Kumar Sinha, Advocate
Order No. 06
Dated: 11.03.2025
The present case is taken up through hybrid mode.
2. The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the respondent no. 1-Bank to release the petitioner from the liabilities/responsibilities as guarantor of the cash credit facility (cash credit account no. 042402000000566) issued in favour of the respondent no. 2-Company.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though various representations have been given to the respondent no. 1 for releasing the petitioner from the responsibility of guarantor of the aforesaid cash credit account, however no decision has been taken by the said respondent which has compelled the petitioner to prefer the present writ petition.
4.
Learned counsel for the respondent no. 1 submits that if the petitioner prefers a fresh representation on the present issue, an
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appropriate decision in accordance with law will be taken by the said respondent within a time frame.
5. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of prayer made by the petitioner in the present writ petition, without entering into the merit of the case, the petitioner is given liberty to prefer a fresh representation on the present issue before the respondent no. 1. On receipt of the said representation, the respondent no. 1, after verifying the relevant records and on providing opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the respondent no. 2, shall take an appropriate informed decision within six weeks from the date of filing of the said representation.
6. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with the aforesaid liberty and direction.
(Rajesh Shankar, J.) Ritesh/