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Court : High Court of Tripura
Case No : Review Petition Nos. 19, 28 of 2025
Judges: THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE T. AMARNATH GOUD
Parties : State Bank of India To be Represented by the Chairman, Mumbai & Others Versus Mehesh Lal Yadav
Appearing Advocates : For the Petitioner: Prabir Saha, B. Majumder, Advocates. For the Respondent: None.
Date of Judgment : 06-03-2026
Head Note :-
Subject
Summary :-
1. Statutes / Acts / Rules Mentioned:
- None

2. Catch Words:
- Review petition
- Freezing of account
- Costs
- Imposition of costs
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Circulars

3. Summary:
The petition seeks a review of the Court’s order dated 07.04.2025 concerning the freezing of the respondent’s bank account. Petitioners argue that the freeze was based on a police communication dated 06.04.2022 and that the bank acted bona‑fide, citing unavailable circulars and SOPs. The Court notes that the documents were not produced during the original proceedings and cannot be introduced at the review stage. It reiterates that review jurisdiction is not a substitute for rehearing or filling procedural gaps. The Court also upholds the earlier imposition of costs on the officers as appropriate to the facts. Consequently, the review petition is dismissed and any stay is vacated.

4. Conclusion:
Petition Dismissed
Judgment :-

1. This present petition has been filed to recall/review the Judgment/order dated 07.04.2025, passed by this Court in Case No.WP(C) 777/2024.

2. Heard Mr. P. Saha, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. There is no representation on behalf of the respondent-opposite party.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the freezing of the account of the opposite party was not done arbitrarily but pursuant to a written communication dated 06.04.2022 issued by the S.I. of Police, ABN TOP under New Capital Complex Police Station in connection with a criminal case registered against the opposite party. It is further submitted that the relevant circulars and Standard Operating Procedure of the Bank governing freezing of accounts, particularly the guideline requiring recording of reasons in the CBS system, could not be produced before this Court earlier due to their non-availability despite due diligence. Counsel contends that the bank officials acted bona fide in discharge of their official duties and in the interest of the Bank and public administration without any personal gain, and that the opposite party has already been allowed to withdraw his pension from the account without any obstruction. In such circumstances, it is argued that the imposition of costs of Rs. 25,000/- each upon the petitioner-officers is harsh and deserves to be set aside in the interest of justice.

4. Having considered the pleadings on record and the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the review petitioners, this Court is of the view that the present petition filed does not disclose any error apparent on the face of the record warranting exercise of the review jurisdiction of this Court in respect of the judgment and order dated 07.04.2025. The documents and circulars now sought to be relied upon were not produced at the time of hearing of the writ petition and the same cannot be permitted to be introduced at the stage of review. It is well settled that the review jurisdiction cannot be invoked for rehearing of the matter or for filling up lacuna in the earlier proceedings. This Court is also of the view that the imposition of costs upon the concerned officers is also relevant to the facts and circumstances of the case. Accordingly, this Court finds no reason to interfere with the said impugned judgment and order.

5. Accordingly, in view of the above, the present review petition stands dismissed. As a sequel, stay if any stands vacated. Pending application(s), if any also stands closed.
 
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