1 2025:CGHC:1068 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 52 of 2025 • Johnson Ekka S/o Jowakim Ekka Aged About 57 Years R/o C-59 Nature City, P.S. Sakri, Police Station Sakri, District Bilaspur, C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. Government Of India Through, Secretary, Ministry Of Finance, Department Of Expenditure, Room No. 76, New Delhi. 2. Reserve Bank Of India, Through Governor, Reserve Bank Of India 4th Floor, Amar Building, Sir P.M. Road, District Mumbai, Maharashtra. 3. Axis Bank Limited, Through Its Director, Bombay Dyeing Mills Comound, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli Moumbai, District Mumbai, Maharashtra. 4. Branach Manager, Axis Bank Limited, Vyapar Vihar, Bilaspur District Bilaspur, C.G. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Abdul Wahab Khan, Advocate. For Respondent No. 1 : Ms. Anmol Sharma, CGC. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.01.08 23:04:05 +0530 2 08.01.2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking a direction towards the bank authority to consider his representation (Annexure P/4). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner’s bank account has been fraudulently operated by the bank and he lodged some complaint, in spite of the said complaint the respondent bank is making recovery from the account of the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent no. 1 submits that the writ petition filed by the petitioner is not maintainable as there is banking ombudsman is there who can entertain the complaint lodged by the petitioner against the bank authority and as such the writ petition filed by the petitioner is not maintainable 4. I have heard learned counsel appearing for both the parties and perused the documents. 5. As there are disputed facts raised by the petitioner against a nationalized bank respondent no. 3 and the branch manager of the said bank, as If the petitioner is having any grievance, the petitioner may lodge complaint before the banking ombudsman constituted under the law. The writ petitioner may approach the said ombudsman by filing a complaint and he can move an application against the recovery order made by the bank. 6. With the aforesaid liberty, the writ petition is disposed off. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib