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2026 Supreme(Cal) 462

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
SABYASACHI BHATTACHARYYA
Shrivardhan Goenka – Appellant
Versus
State bank of India – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Jishnu Saha, Snr. Adv. Mr. Suddhasatva Banerjee, Mr. Ishaan Saha, Mr. Shubradip Roy, Ms. Akhanka Banerjee, Ms. Sananda Ganguly, Ms. Soumi Guha Thakurta,
For the Respondent: Ms. Deblina Lahiri, Mr. Mrinmoy Chatterjee, Ms. Soni Ojha, Ms. Sambrita B. Chatterjee

Table of Content
1. petitioner declared wilful defaulter initially. (Para 1)
2. jurisdictional issue regarding classification as wilful defaulter. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
3. petitioner resigned before default period, challenging wilful defaulter status. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11)
4. bank's allegations of culpability based on evidentiary inconsistencies. (Para 12 , 13 , 14)
5. counterarguments regarding the knowledge and involvement in financial transactions. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18)
6. distinction between independent and non-executive directors in context of culpability. (Para 19)
7. analysis of reasoning fails to substantiate wilful defaulter declaration. (Para 20 , 21 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36)
8. impugned decision of rc not sustainable. (Para 37)
9. petitioner's declaration as wilful defaulter set aside. (Para 38 , 39)
10. court’s directives and costs ruling. (Para 40 , 41)

JUDGMENT :

Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J.

1. The petitioner claims to be a Non-Whole Time Executive Director of the Duncans Industries Limited, a Registered Company, which was, along with some of its Whole Time Directors, declared to be Wilful Defaulters under the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Master Circular on Wilful Defaulters

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