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2703 2025 THURSDAY
Court : CB-28 Item : DL-05 Bench : SINGLE Matter : WPA Status : DAW ID : 266306 AR : NANDY
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE
WPA 26455 OF 2024
N.N. TRADERS & ORS. VS.
THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS.
MR. ARITRA SHANKAR RAY, ADVOCATE ……for the Petitioners MR. SANKAR BISWAS, ADVOCATE MR. SWASTIK SAHA, ADVOCATE MS. ANANYA ADHIKARY, ADVOCATE ……for the Respondent-Bank
1. Mr. Aritra Shankar Ray, learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not willing to prosecute the writ-petition any further in view of the fact that the petitioner has participated in another One-Time Settlement Scheme (in short OTS Scheme) with the respondent Bank and that pursuant to such participation the petitioners have also made payment to the tune of Rs.20,00,000/- (Rs. Twenty Lakhs) on 19.03.2025, Rs.6,00,000/- (Rs. Six Lakhs) on 24.03.2025. It has also been submitted that a sum of 11,00,000/- (Rs. Eleven Lakhs), has also been paid initially, as upfront amount and that the total amount paid thus for aggregates to Rs.37,00,000/- (Rs. Thirty-Seven Lakhs).
2. In this connection, a copy of the letter dated 18.03.2025 along with copy of common deposit slips showing the aforesaid payments have been handed over to the Court by the learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioners. The same is taken on record.
3. Learned Advocate appearing for the Bank concurs with the submissions made by the learned
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Advocate appearing for the petitioner and submits that the petitioners have already made the aforesaid payments out of Rs.68,30,000/- (Rs.Sixty- Eight Lakhs Thirty Thousand, which is the total amount payable for settlement of the loan) as would be evident from the letter dated March 18,
2025.
4. Learned Advocate for the Petitioners, draws attention of this Court to Clause (3) of the letter dated 18.03.2025 and submits that for the purpose of the aforesaid OTS Scheme, the petitioners are required to withdraw all the pending cases and such the petitioners seek to withdraw the present writ-petition.
5. In view of the aforesaid, the present writ-petition being WPA 26455 of 2024 is dismissed as withdrawn.
(OM NARAYAN RAI, J.)
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