IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.848 of 2010 1. BINOD BIHARI SINHA S/O LATE KESHAV PRASAD SINHA AT PRESENT RESIDING AT DHANARA HOUSE SHAKET BIHAR COLONY, P.S.- PHULWARISHARIF, DISTT.- PATNA Versus 1. CHIEF MANAGER, PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK, BHIKHAJI COMPLEX, DELHI 2. CIRCLE OFFICER, PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK, REGIONAL OFFICE, ARRAH 3. SENIOR BRANCH MANAGER, PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK, SASARAM 4. BRANCH MANAGER, PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK, DEHRI ON-SONE, SASARAM ----------- 4 03/03/2010 The admitted position which has emerged after filing of the counter affidavit on behalf of the respondents is that the original mortgage deed for certain land and property submitted to the Bank in lieu of certain loan has gone missing from the hands of the respondents Bank. The best of efforts made by the respondent Bank has not succeeded in laying their hands on the original. They are willing to co-operate in this regard by obtaining certified copy of the deed in question and tender it to the petitioner in lieu of the original. They are even willing to certify that the original has been lost and, therefore, the certified copy may be utilized as an authentic and original document to that extent. From annexure-2 to the writ application the - 2 - document in question seems to be deed No. 971 of 1985 which is stated to be a gift deed in nature. The respondent Punjab National Bank, Dehri-on- sone Branch is hereby directed to obtain a certified copy of the document in question at their cost and supply the same to the petitioner with a covering letter acknowledging the above stated fact. The Court expects the respondents to take steps at the earliest preferably within a period of six weeks from today. Learned counsel for the Bank will be well advised to direct his client to do the needful. This writ application is disposed of with the above direction. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)