$~130 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010364452026 + W.P.(C) 11316/2026 MS AUROSIS ENTERPRISES .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ritaj Kacker, Adv. versus THE BRANCH MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Santosh Kumar Rout, SC with Ms. Pallavi Sahu, Adv. for SBI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH O R D E R % 12.08.2026 1. This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers :- “a. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction m the nature of mandamus directing the Respondent to de-freeze Current Account No. 42286265606 and permit its operation, subject only to the six identified holds/liens aggregating aggregating to Rs. 30,77,859/-..” 2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner, Aurosis Enterprises, is a proprietorship concern and through its proprietor, maintains a Current Account with the respondent No. 2 bearing No. 42286265606. 3. On 19.12.2024, a communication bearing No. DGGI/INV/GST/2965/2024-GRC O/o ADG-DGGI-ZU-PUNE was issued by DGGI, Pune Zonal Unit, provisionally attaching the petitioner's account on account of six distinct hold entries aggregating to Rs. 30,77,859/- which have been recorded by the respondent Bank This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/08/2026 at 10:48:48 on different dates and for different stated reasons. 4. For the said reasons, issue notice. 5. Mr. Rout along with Ms. Sahu, learned counsels accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. 6. Ms. Sahu, learned counsel, states that the disputed amount is Rs. 30,77,859/-, however, the entire account of the petitioner has been freezed. 7. I am of the view that the freezing of an account is an action entailing serious consequences creating extreme hardships and inconvenience for the petitioner herein as the same happens to be the business account of the petitioner. The respondent cannot be permitted to take such harsh measures without any application of mind. 8. For the said reasons, the impugned action of account freezing in the present case is disproportionate and an arbitrary exercise of power thereby striking a blow at the fundamental rights of the petitioner. The impugned action is without due application of mind as an indiscriminate blanket freeze has been imposed on the account of the petitioner for an allegedly suspicious entry of certain disputed amount. 9. Consequently, the petition is allowed and it is hereby directed the account of the petitioner bearing Current Account No. 42286265606 maintained with the respondent Bank, Padam Singh Road, Karol Bagh Branch shall be de-freezed, subject to a lien on the amount of Rs. 30,77,859/-. 10. In view of the order passed above, Mr. Kackar, learned counsel for the petitioner, states that he will initiate action under the Standard Operating Procedure (“SOP”) for defreezing of the amount of Rs. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/08/2026 at 10:48:48 30,77,859/-. 11. Accordingly, learned counsel for the petitioner does not press the present petition. 12. The petition is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. 13. The document handed over in Court today is taken on record. JASMEET SINGH, J AUGUST 12, 2026/sp This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/08/2026 at 10:48:48