IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17121 of 2009 1. MAHENDRA PRASAD GUPTA S/O LATE SAHDEO PRASAD SAH R/O MOH- CHHOTI SANDALPUR (SHARMA TOLA), P.S. KASIM BAZAR, DISTT. MUNGER Versus 1. THE REGIONAL MANAGER STATE BANK OF INDIA, HEAD OFFICE, JUDGES COURT ROAD, MAHENDRU GHAT, PATNA 2. THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER STATE BANK OF INDIA, BHAVESH BHAWAN, KHANJARPUR, BHAGALPUR, DISTT. BHAGALPUR 3. THE BRANCH MANAGER STATE BANK OF INDIA, BAZAR BRANCH, MUNGER, DISTT. MUNGER ----------- 4 05/03/2010 The petitioner was issued a cheque/warrant No.501221741 dated 02/04/2009 by the Unit Trust of India. The value of the said cheque/warrant is Rs.25.309/-. It came to be deposited by the petitioner in his account on 9.4.2009 but it never got credited in the account of the petitioner for many a months. When the petitioner raised hue and cry, only an assurance was given to him by the respondent State Bank of India, Bazar Branch, Munger that the amount would be credited into account soon and efforts are on to trace out the said warrant of U.T.I. From the counter affidavit which has been filed on behalf of the respondent Bank it seems that the said Warrant - 2 - has been lost. The Branch Manager has written to the U.T.I. for release of duplicate cheque along with an undertaking of the petitioner and even reminders have been issued but the duplicate cheque/warrant has not been issued in favour of the petitioner. From the communication which has been brought on record it seems that the undertaking was forwarded only on 27.01.2010. That could be a circumstance why the response has not come from the U.T.I. In view of the steps which have been taken by the State Bank of India, Munger, this writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the U.T.I., Bombay that taking cognizance of the communications and the undertakings forwarded to them, the duplicate warrant or cheque ought to be issued to the petitioner at the earliest and no sooner it is received and deposited by the petitioner the amount would be credited in his account. It is also recorded that the respondent Bank would be obliged to pay interest which the petitioner is entitled to from the period when the cheque was initially deposited i.e. 9.4.2009 till the amount is credited into his account. - 3 - The respondent Bank is free to communicate a copy of this order to the U.T.I. for appropriate response. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)