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BHARATI DANGRE, MANJUSHA DESHPANDE
HDFC Bank Limited – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Bharati Dangre, J.
1. Petitioner No.1, a banking company, incorporated and registered under the Companies Act, 1956 alongwith its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Group General Counsel, Head of Department of Special Operations and an employee, have approached this Court, seeking issuance of writ of certiorari or a writ, order or direction in the nature of a writ of certiorari for quashing and setting aside the impugned notice dated 23/07/2024 issued by Respondent No.2-Maharashtra State Minorities Commission (hereinafter referred to as, “Minorities Commission”), asking them to attend the hearing, scheduled before it on 01/08/2024.
A writ of prohibition or a writ, order or direction in the nature of writ of prohibition is also sought restraining Respondent No.2 from entertaining and/or proceeding with the hearing of the impugned complaint.
2. On the Petition being listed before us on 01/08/2024, the learned senior counsel representing the Minorities Commission informed us that the hearing was re-scheduled to 02/09/2024 and pursuant thereto, upon the affidavits being filed by the Respondents, we have taken up the Petition for hearing.
3. We have heard learned senio
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