HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 40389 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Abhiuday Bajpai, Advocate holding brief of Sri Anil Kumar Bajpai, learned counsel for the respondent-Bank as well as learned Standing Counsel. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has prayed for following relief as substantial relief: "I) Issue a writ order or direction in the to release the said nature of mandamus directing the concern respondent No.3 to release the said amount sum of Rs 3,00,000/- in favour of the petitioner, within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Learned counsel for the respondent bank submits that since the KYC of the petitioner is still pending and the account has become dormant, the petitioner may apply for KYC and, when the KYC stands updated in the account of the petitioner, he can operate the account and withdraw the money lying in the account. 4. In view of the above, we dispose of this petition with the direction that the petitioner may appear before the Bank along with relevant documents to update the KYC. In case the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ram Sevak Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anil Kumar Bajpai, Ashish Agrawal, C.S.C. Ram Sevak Yadav .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) petitioner does so within two weeks from today, the Bank shall verify the record and update the account. It is made clear that the KYC shall also take into account the Aadhar records, considering his old age. Thereafter, an appropriate decision shall be taken for withdrawal or making the account afresh. October 6, 2026 Lbm/- WRIC No. 40389 of 2026 2 (Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- LAL BAHADUR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad