Deenar Enterprises vs. Union Of INDIA
Held
The Court allowed the petition, directing the respondent Bank to confine the freeze order only to the amount mentioned by the Police Authorities. The Police Authorities were also directed to inform the Bank within eight months whether the freeze needed to continue and for how long.
Facts
The petitioner's bank account was frozen by police authorities, leading to a writ petition seeking to unfreeze or limit the freeze. The issues in this case were admitted by the parties to have been previously settled by the High Court in a connected matter.
Key Issues
The key legal issue concerned the legality, extent, and duration of a bank account freeze imposed by police authorities on a petitioner's account, particularly when similar issues had been decided in previous cases.
Sections Cited
None
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF JANUARY 2024 / 4TH MAGHA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 44343 OF 2023 PETITIONER: DEENAR ENTERPRISES KMC, 1 THALANGARA, XVII/132C/ THALANGARA P.O, KASARGOD, PIN – 671121 REPRESENTED BY ITS SOLE PROPRIETOR, USMAN M, BY ADVS. M.I.ANWAR SADATH SUJITH MOHAN MOHAMMED SHAFI.K SHAHIM BIN AZIZ RESPONDENTS: 1 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI, PIN - 110000 2 RESERVE BANK OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS GOVERNOR, HEAD OFFICE, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, PIN - 400029 3 ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE CYBER OPERATIONS, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695010 4 AXIS BANK REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER, KASARGOD, ARAMANA ARCADE, BANK ROAD, KASARGOD, PIN - 671122 (IFSC CODE:UTIB0000601) BY ADVS. SRI.S.MANU, DSGI, SRI.P.PAULOCHAN ANTONY, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24.01.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C).No. 44343 of 2023 : 2 : JUDGMENT It is without doubt, and as is unequivocally admitted by the parties, that the issues involved in this case hav
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