IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15902 of 2009 SATENDRA KUMAR, S/o Ram Bilash Rai, R/o Village- Jhakhra, P.S.- Karza, District- Muzaffarpur. Versus 1. THE STATE Bank of India. 2. Zonal Manager, State Bank of India, Muzaffarpur. 3. Branch Manager, State Bank of India(A.D.B.), Saraiya Branch, District-Muzaffarpur For the petitioner : Mr. Bhavesh Kumar, Advocate. For the S.B.I. : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Singh, Advocate. ----------- 2 05-08-2010 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State Bank of India and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been filed for directing the Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Saraiya Branch, Muzaffarpur(Respondent no. 3) to issue a fresh demand note after deducting the following items from the loan amount: (i) Agricultural Rural Debtors Relief granted by the Government. (ii) Subsidy given by the Government at the time of granting loan (iii) Adjustment of the amount already deposited by the petitioner (iv) Calculation of interest @ 6.5% on the entire loan amount and (v) Fixing installment for clearing the entire dues. 3. Although, learned counsel for the respondents vehemently opposes the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner, but it is quite apparent that the said deductions can be made by the authorities themselves, if they are permissible in law. 4. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Saraiya Branch, Muzaffarpur (Respondent no. 3) within 15 days from today along with a copy of this order and if it is so done the said - 2 - authority shall consider permissibility of the said deductions /instalments and thereafter pass an appropriate order in its regard within two months thereafter positively. Sujit (S.N.Hussain, J.)