S Purushotham v. 1. Union of lndia

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI BONTHU LOKESH PHANINDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.l : SRI N.BHUJANGA RAO, DEPUW SOLICITOR I3ENERAL OF INDIA Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : - Counsel for the Respondent No.3 : SRI M.P.KASHYAP Counsel for the Respondent Nos.4 to 7 : - The Court made the following ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAI(A PETITION Dated: 30.12.2o25 Between: S. Purushotham AND Union of India, Represented by it's Secretaqlt, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi & six others ..Petitioner ...Respondents ORDER: Sri Bonthu Lokesh Phanindra Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner; Sri N. Bhujanga Rao, learned Deputy Solicitor General of lndia, for respondent No1 and learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.3.

2. Despite service of notice, none appeared for remaintng respondents.

3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for D petitioner submitted that the issue raised in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by th9 order passed by this Court in W.P.No.18913 of 2024, dated 22.08.2024 and, therefore, the same order may be passed in this f / \ \ I l writ petitir)n a.s well. The operative portion of the said order reads as under: "8. In view of the above circulars, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the respondents to ensure that the agents engaged by them for recovery of the loan amounts, shall strictly follow the guidelines and instructions issued by the Reserve Bank of India and also the judgments of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in ICICI Bank Ltd Vs. Prakash Kaur's case (1 supra) and ICICI Bank Vs. Shanti Devi Sharma's case (2 supra).

9. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs."

4. Learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, for respondent No.1 and learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.3, has no objection

5. Accordingly, in terms of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.18913 of 2024, dated 22.O8.2O24, and for the reasons alike, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent authorities and their agents to s,:rupulously follow the guidelines/instructions issued by the ' Reserve Bank of India in its Circular dated 12.08.2022 and also the judgments ,rf Hon'ble Supreme Court in ICICI Bank Ltd. v. Prakash Kaur'ls czS;e and ICICI Bank v. Shanti Devi Sharma'2s case, while recovering the loan amounts from the petitioner. No cbsts. Misce,laneous tions if shall stand closed. 1 To 7 SCC 532 Sd/-A.H.S.GOWARI SHANKAR REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// N OFFICER Road, fiaifabad, Hyderabad - 500004.

1. The Secretary, Union of lndia 2. The Chief General Manager, a. rrrJCnief Managei, Axis Bank, Fatepuria folrers' 5l-41186' Mahatma Gandhi nO, faiOata Maiian, Rani Gunj, Hyd'erabad, Secunderabad, Telangana 500Q03. Dethi. l), 6-1 -65, Secretariat ,/

4. The_Ctief Manager, INCRED FINANC|AL SERVTCES LtMITED, 4th Ftoor, BRR Complex,.HSBC B_uilding lnCred Finance, Raj Bhavan Rd, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, Telangana 500082. fuliyapur Cross Roads; Bollaram, Telangana S000S2.

5. The Chief Manager, INDUSIND Bank Limited, 1-248, Upper Ground Ftoor, 6. The Chief Manager, lClCl Bank, lClCl Bank Towers, Financial Dist, ptot No z lle_Qhlef !{anager, HSBC BANK, HSBC tNDtA HSBC UN|T NO. 3 and 4, EAST WING, SATELLITE GAZEBO, GURU HAR GOVINDJI MARG, ANDHERI EAST, MUMBAI, INDIA, 4OOO93. '12 Nanakramguda, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana S00032. _. 9. 9n.99 !o 98! qo_ryI|tu LoKESH PHAN|NDRA REDDY, Advocate IopUcI . 9. One CC to SRI N.BHUJANGA RAO, DEPUTY SoLIcIToR GENERAL oF '10. One CC to SRI M.P.KASHYAP, Advocate (OPUC) 't 1. Two CD Copies lNDlA, Advocate [OPUC] l) I SA YY HIGH COURT DATED:3011212025 I t I rI 14JHE ? 7 Jtil ?126 z o ,o () I ORDER WP.No.i|8152 ot 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P WITHOUT COSTS. p 4<atr ft,"