Deposit cost of ₹25k in PMCARES fund, Delhi High Court while restoring complaint by Central Bank of India
Considering that public funds were involved, the court directed the Central Bank of India to deposit a sum of Rs. 25,000 with the "PM CARES Fund” for the “PM CARES for Children Scheme”
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi High Court recently restored a complaint by Central Bank of India after imposing a cost of Rs. 25,000 to be deposited with the PM Cares Fund in the PM Cares for Children Scheme within two weeks.
The court was hearing a plea filed by the Central Bank of India challenging a trial court’s order of November 10, 2021, wherein the trial court had dismissed the petition for 'non-prosecution and non-appearance' before the court on September 17, 2020, March 5 and 19, 2021, and July 30, 2021. The trial court also stated that on some occasions, adjournments were sought by the proxy counsels for the complainant on the ground that the counsel was not available.
Justice Sharma observed that the record clearly shows that the complainant bank was "not diligent" in filing the complaint and was not present even on the day the complaint was dismissed for "non-prosecution".
Considering that public funds were involved in the case, however, also keeping in mind that the complainant should have been more diligent in pursuing his complaint, the single-judge bench ordered, “The complaint shall be restored to its original number, subject to cost of Rs. 25,000/- which will be deposited with “PM CARES Fund” for the “PM CARES for Children Scheme” within a period of two weeks.”
Case Title: Central Bank of India v. Shekhar Bahadur
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