Aikon Infoserve vs. Union Of INDIA
Held
The Court disposed of the writ petition by applying directions from a similar previous case. It ordered the bank to confine the freeze to the disputed amount and directed police authorities to inform the bank within eight months if the freeze needs to continue, failing which the petitioner can approach the court again.
Facts
The petitioner's bank account was frozen by police authorities based on an intimation. The High Court had previously issued an interim order restricting the freeze to only the disputed amount, which the bank had already complied with.
Key Issues
The primary legal issue concerned the legality and extent of freezing a bank account by police authorities based on intimation, and the appropriate procedure for banks and police to follow regarding the scope and duration of such freezes.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI THURSDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE 2024 / 16TH JYAISHTA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 18417 OF 2024 PETITIONER: AIKON INFOSERVE 12/590/V,W,X, MEACHEERI TOWER, OPPOSITE POST OFFICE, RS ROAD, THUVOOR, MALAPPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SREEJITH P, PIN - 673327 BY ADVS. EBIN MATHEW P.J.MATHEW AKHILA SHOJI JAEONA JAMES RESPONDENTS: 1 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI, PIN - 110001 2 RESERVE BANK OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS GOVERNOR, HEAD OFFICE, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, PIN - 400029 3 NATIONAL CYBER CRIME REPORTING PORTAL REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY- 8,MAHIPALPUR,NEW DELHI, PIN - 110037 4 SENIOR SUPERINTENDANT OF POLICE,KAPURTHALA OFFICE OF SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE NEW COURT COMPLEX, KARTARPUR ROAD, KAPURTHALA,PANJAB, PIN - 144601 5 STATION HOUSE OFFICER STATION HOUSE OFFICER, DAKHA LUDIANA RURAL POLICE STATION MULLANPUR DAKHA,PANJAB-, PIN - 141101 6 CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA, MUKHAM PURAYIDOM, CIVIL STATION WARD, ALAPPUZHA, KERALA REPRESENTED BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PIN – 688012
WP(C) NO. 18417 OF 2024 2 7 THE STATE PO
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