IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:21.01.2026 MM SHOPPE THROUGH ITS PROP. GURINDERJIT SINGH BAWA ...PETITIONER VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUVIR SEHGAL Present: Ms. Prabhneer Swani, Advocate and Mr. Shubhkarman S. Gill, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Tapan Masta, Senior Panel Counsel, with Mr. Anirudh Kaushal, Advocate for respondent No.1-UOI.

Mr. A.P.S. Sehgal, Advocate for respondent No.2-HDFC Bank.

Mr. Nitin Jain, Advocate and Mr. Khushan Dutta, Advocate for respondent No.4-RBI.

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SUVIR SEHGAL, J.

1. Mr. Ajay Partap Sehgal, Advocate has put in appearance on behalf of respondent No.2-bank and has filed Vakalatnama, which is taken on record.

2. This petition has been filed, inter alia, for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No.2 – bank to defreeze petitioner’s current account maintained at HDFC Bank, Vatika First India Place, MG Road, Gurugram.

3. Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner is a proprietorship firm which deals in mattresses and maintains Current Account No.02802020000758 with respondent No.2-bank. He submits that on 28.03.2025 a payment of Rs.93