Bombay High Court
M/S SANJEEVAN VIDYALAYA TRUSTversusTHE ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
- Bench
- SHAILESH P BRAHME
Holding
The bank accounts of the petitioner‑Trust shall stand defreezed.
Summary
The petitioner, Sanjeevan Vidyalaya Trust, had its bank accounts attached by a notice dated 18 March 2026. The Trust undertook to pay the interest due, seeking defreezing of the attached accounts. The respondent, the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, raised no serious objection to removing the attachment. The Court noted the attachment and the Trust's undertaking, and, finding no impediment, ordered that the bank accounts be defreezed. The order was corrected and uploaded, and the motion was disposed of.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate basis for lifting the attachment of the petitioner's bank accounts?
- Does the petitioner's undertaking to pay interest justify defreezing the attached accounts?
Subjects
- attachment
- defreezing
- bank accounts
- interest payment
- writ petition
- civil appellate jurisdiction
- Provident Fund
Judgment
P1-2169-2026-WP-C=.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 2169 OF 2026
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UDAY
UDAY
SHIVAJI
WRIT PETITION NO. 2171 OF 2026
SHIVAJI JAGTAP
JAGTAP Date:
2026.06.22
10:18:21
Sanjeevan Vidyalaya Trust … Petitioner
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Versus
The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner … Respondent
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Ms. Bhargavi D. Patil a/w Neev R. Patil for the Petitioner.
Ms. Smita Thakur (through VC) for the Respondent
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CORAM : SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.
DATE : 19th JUNE, 2026
P. C. :
. The motion for speaking to the minutes to the common order
dated 17th June 2026.
2. It is brought to my notice that the bank accounts of the petitioner –
Trust have already been attached by Notice dated 18.03.2026, which is
already placed on record.
3. As the petitioner – Trust has undertaken to make payment in
respect of the interest, the accounts needs to be defreezed.
4. Learned counsel for the respondent has no serious objection for
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removing the attachment.
5. In that view of the matter, following para No.7 shall be added.
“7. The bank accounts of the petitioner – Trust shall stand
defreezed.”
6. After carrying out necessary corrections, the corrected order be
uploaded on the website.
7. Motion is disposed of.
( SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J. )
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