IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION No.3616 OF 2021 Rajan Shrivallabha Deshpande, Aged about 63 years, Occupation : Legal Practitioner, “Swanand”, S.B.I. Colony No.1, Jatharpeth, Akola, Tq. and Distt. Akola. PETITIONER ...VERSUS...

1. Bank of Baroda, A body corporate (nationalized bank) constituted under banking companies (Acquisition & Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, having its corporate office at Mumbai, through its Deputy General Manager, Baroda Corporate Centre, C-26, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai-400 051.

2. Bank of Baroda, A body corporate (nationalized bank) constituted under banking companies (Acquisition & Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, having its Regional Office at Auranbabad, Through its Assistant General Manager and Regional Head, Aurangabad Region, Plot No.8, Sector-E, CIDCO, N-5, Town Center Aurangabad-431 003. RESPONDENTS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Shri M.M. Sudame, Advocate for Petitioner. Shri S.N. Kumar, Advocate for Respondents.

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CORAM : A. S. CHANDURKAR AND URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, JJ. DATE ON WHICH ARGUMENTS WERE HEARD : 28 ^TH JUNE,