2023 Supreme(Online)(ALL) 5272
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA,VIKRAM D CHAUHAN
JAVED AKHTAR – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
WRIC/1875/2023
Court No. - 21
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 1875 of 2023
Petitioner :- Javed Akhtar
Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others
Counsel for Petitioner :- Ram Prakash Rai,Awadhesh
Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ajit Kumar
Srivastava,Satish Chaturvedi
Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.
Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J.
The petitioner has challenged a demand notice dated
26.09.2022, issued on behalf of the respondent-Bank by its
counsel demanding Rs.14,99,000/- plus interest from the
petitioner.
Counsel for the petitioner admits the liability but submits that
some reasonable time be granted to the petitioner to deposit the
amount in default along with interest.
Learned counsel for the respondent-Bank, Shri Ajit Kumar
Srivastava states that the respondent-Bank is ready to accept the
money in installments, provided 25 percent of the total amount
is deposited within one month and the remaining amount within
next five months.
Learned counsel for the petitioner agrees to the said proposal.
Accordingly and in view of the agreement between the parties,
the instant petition is disposed of as follows:
(a) The petitioners shall deposit 25 percent of the total amount
due within one month.
(b) The remaining amount will be deposited in two installments
i.e. each of two and half months, so that the entire liability is
cleared within next five months.
In case of default, the aforesaid arrangement will stand
discharged automatically and it shall become open to the
respondent-Bank to proceed in the matter in accordance with
law.
Order Date :- 19.1.2023
Sumit Kumar
(Vikram D. Chauhan,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SUMIT KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad