1 2026:CGHC:18345 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1913 of 2026 Bank Of Baroda Through Its Authorized Officer, Mr. Manoj Kumar Sarma, S/o Lt. Kamal Chandra Sharma, Aged About 37 Years, Chief Manager, Bank Of Baroda, Branch- Vyapar Vihar Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) Pin Code- 495001 ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - The District Magistrate and Collector, District Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) Pin Code 495001 2 - Mirza Kaiser Beg S/o Mr. M. N. Beg, Aged 55 Years Address- House No.- 216, Road No.-9, Ashirwad Valley, Bilaspur Tahsil And District- Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Pin Code- 495001 3 - Smt. Rukhsana Begum W/o Mirza Kaiser Beg, Aged About 50 Years, Address- House No.-216, Road No.- 9, Ashirwad Valley, Bilaspur Tahsil And District- Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Pin Code- 495001 ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shailesh Puriya, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Amit Nayak, Panel Lawyer S B: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board SHYNA AJAY Digitally signed by SHYNA AJAY Date: 2026.04.22 19:21:06 +0530 2 22/04/2026 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs : 10.1 This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass an appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondent no. 1 and direct him to dispose of the pending application filed under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act accordance with law within a stipulated time as mentioned in the Act. 10.2 This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief(s)/ writ(s), order(s) in favour of the petitioner, which the Hon'ble Court deemed fit & just in the facts & circumstances of the case, including awarding of the costs to the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petiioner-Bank filed an application dated 28.10.2025 under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 before the concerned Collector-Respondent No.1 for issuance of an order, however, the said application has not been decided till date. He submits that the present petition may be disposed of with a direction to the concerned authority to decide the said application expeditiously. 3. Heard learned counsel for the parties and also perused the documents annexed with the petition carefully. 3 4. Considering the aforesaid aspect of the matter and the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner, the concerned Collector is directed to decide the subject application filed by the Petitioner-Bank under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002, expeditiously. 5. With the aforesaid observation/direction, the Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Shyna Ajay