Samir Pravin Shah vs The Bureau Of Immigration ...
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                              Pallavi


                                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                           ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
                                                WRIT PETITION NO. 51 OF 2020
                              Dr Shrikant Bhasi                                ...Petitioner
                                    Versus
                              Bureau of Immigration,                           ...Respondents

Ministry of Home Afairs & Ors WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 162 OF 2020 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 13242 OF 2022 Jubin K Thakkar ...Petitioner Versus Union of India & Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 719 OF 2020 Digitally signed by PALLAVI WITH PALLAVI MAHENDRA MAHENDRA WARGAONKAR

INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.9810 OF 2022 WARGAONKAR Date:

2022.07.22 18:19:38 +0530

WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.4250 OF 2022 IN WRIT PETITION NO.719 OF 2020 Viraj Chetan Shah ...Petitioner Versus Union of India & Anr ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 837 OF 2020 Gaurav Tayal ...Petitioner Versus Bureau of Immigration & Ors ...Respondents WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 140 OF 2021 Attaluri Venkateswara Prasad & Anr ...Petitioners Versus The Bureau of Immigration & Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 195 OF 2021 Anil Bhanwarlal Mehta ...Petitioner Versus The Bureau of Immigration & Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1762 OF 2021 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.532 OF 2021 Keshav Ashok Punj ...Petitioner Versus Bureau of Immigration & Ors ...Respondents WITH CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2200 OF 2021 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.342 OF 2022 Anil M. Howale ... Petitioner Versus Union of India ...Respondents through its Ministry of Home Afairs & Ors WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2681 OF 2021 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION ON.1978 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.19372 OF 2022 IN WRIT PETITION NO.2681 OF 2021 AA Estates Private Limited ...Petitioner Versus State Bank of India & Ors ...Respondents WITH

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ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2843 OF 2021 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1029 OF 2020 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.17694 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.6665 OF 2020 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1029 OF 2020 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2624 OF 2021 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.17545 OF 2022 IN WRIT PETITION NO.2624 OF 2021 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3338 OF 2021 Karan Baheti & Anr ...Petitioners Versus Union of India & Ors ...Respondents

WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3775 OF 2021 Kannan Vishwanath ...Petitioner Versus Union of India & Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3952 OF 2021 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.18587 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.1893 OF 2021 Deepak Shenoy ...Petitioner Versus State Bank of India & Ors ...Respondents WITH CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4356 OF 2021

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WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (ST) NO.7672 OF 2022 Rihen Harshad Mehta ...Petitioner Versus Union of India, Through Ministry of Home ...Respondents Afairs & Ors WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5450 OF 2021 Samir Pravin Shah ...Petitioner Versus The Bureau of Immigration Ministry of Home ...Respondent Afairs WITH ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (L) NO.18651 OF 2021 Dinanath Soni ...Petitioner Versus Union of India & Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.46 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.17419 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.1468 OF 2022 Rajendra Kaimal ...Petitioner Versus Bank of Baroda & Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.63 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.17429 OF 2022

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WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.1471 OF 2022 Ajit Kamath ...Petitioner Versus Bank of Baroda & Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.621 OF 2022 Mamta Kishore Apparao & Anr ...Petitioners Versus Bank of Baroda & Ors ...Respondents WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.19753 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.2149 OF 2022 IN WRIT PETITION NO.621 OF 2022 Shamik Apparao ...Petitioner Versus Mamta Kishore Apparao & Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.937 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.17564 OF 2022 Pradeep Agarwal ...Petitioner Versus Union of India ...Respondents Ministry of Home Afairs & Ors WITH WRIT PETITION NO.1998 OF 2022 Zen Digital Media LLP ...Petitioner

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Versus Maharashtra Maritime Board & Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2053 OF 2022 Ariez Rustom Tata ...Petitioner Versus Union of India, Through The Ministry of Home ...Respondents Afairs & Ors WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2866 OF 2022 Neha Haresh Dharmani ...Petitioner Versus Union of India & Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3056 OF 2022 Nihar N. Parikh ...Petitioner Versus Union of India & Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION (L) NO.5608 OF 2022 Pravin Mehta ...Petitioner Versus Union of India & Anr ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION (L) NO.5610 OF 2022 Paras Mehta ... Petitioner Versus Union of India Through The Ministry of Home ...Respondents Afairs & Anr WITH

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CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (ST) NO.6654 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3220 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (ST) NO.15104 OF 2022 Chetan Ramniklal Shah & Anr ...Petitioners Versus Union of India, through Foreign Division ...Respondents Ministry of Home Afairs & Ors WITH ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (L) NO.8821 OF 2022 Purushottam Chagganlal Mandhana & Ors ...Petitioners Versus Union of India & Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION (L) NO.11128 OF 2022 Anju Rajesh Poddar ...Petitioner Versus Union of India through The Ministry of Home ...Respondents Afairs & Ors WITH WRIT PETITION (L) NO.11141 OF 2022 Rajesh Gaurishankar Poddar ...Petitioner Versus Union of India through The Ministry of Home ...Respondents Afairs & Ors WITH WRIT PETITION (L) NO.12086 OF 2022 Salil Chaturvedi ... Petitioner

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Versus Union of India through its Ministry of Home ...Respondents Afairs & Ors WITH WRIT PETITION (L) NO.12614 OF 2022 Manappadom Ganapathy Subramaniam ...Petitioner Versus Bureau of Immigration & Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION (L) NO.7310 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.18195 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1600 OF 2022 IN WRIT PETITION (L) NO.7310 OF 2022 Anil Dhanpat Agarwal ...Petitioner Versus Union of India, Through The Ministry of Home ...Respondents Afairs & Ors WITH WRIT PETITION (L) NO.12873 OF 2022 Manish Omprakash Garg ...Petitioner Versus Union of India & Ors ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION (L) NO.14347 OF 2022 Smitesh Shah ...Petitioner Versus Union of India & Ors ...Respondents

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WITH WRIT PETITION (L) NO.17810 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.19182 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.17823 OF 2022 IN WRIT PETITION (L) NO.17810 OF 2022 Harbhajan Singh & Anr ...Petitioners Versus Bureau of Immigration & Ors ...Respondents

Dr Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate, with Satchit Bhogle & Krushi Barfwala, i/b Pariaa, Law Associates, for the Petitioaer ia WP/ 719/2020.

Ms Neeta Solanki, for the Petitioaer ia WP/3952/2022. Mr Preetchheda, for the Petitioaer ia WP(L)/18651/2021. Mr Aamir Ali Sheikh, i/b Dhruve Liladhar & Co, for the Petitioaers ia WP/2053/2022.

Mr Arun Panickar, for the Petitioaer WP/2886/2022. Ms Neeta Solanki, for the Petitioaer ia WP/3952/2022. Mr Amit Shastri, AGP, for the Respoadeat - State. Mr Amit Shastri, AGP, for the Respoadeat No.4 - State ia WP/2866/2022.

Ms Uma Palsuledesai, AGP, for the Respoadeat - State ia WP/3056/2022 aad WP(L)/7310/2022. Mr LT Satelkar, AGP, for the Respoadeat - State ia WP(L)/12086/2022.

Mr YR Mishra, with Ajiakya Jaibhave, for Respoadeat - UOI ia WP(L)/17810/2022.

Mr YS Bhate, with Ajiakya Jaibhave, for the Respoadeat - UOI ia WP(L)/18651/2021, WP/2843/2021, WP(L)/17810/2022, WP(l)/12086/2022 & WP/2866/2022.

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Mr Madhur Rai, with Sachia Kaase, i/b PRS Legal, for the Respoadeat No.1 ia WP/46/2022 & WP/63/2022. Ms Sumedha Sawant, i/b Naiaesh A,ia, h/f NN A,ia & Co, for the Respoadeat No.2 ia WP/621/2022.

Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respoadeat No.1 ia WP/2681/2021. Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respoadeats Nos.2 to 7 ia WP(L)/12614/2022 Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respoadeat No.3 ia WP/937/2022. Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respoadeat No.3 ia WP/2053/2022. Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respoadeat No.3 ia WP/11141/2022. Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respoadeat No.3 ia WP(L)/11128/2022.

Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respoadeat No.2 ia WP/1762/2021. Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respoadeat No.3 ia WP(L)/8821/2022.

Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respoadeat No.1 ia IA(L)/18587/ 2022 ia WP/3952/2021.

Mr Saurabh Utangale, i/b Utaagale & Co, for Respoadeat No.2 ia WP/2843/2021.

Mr Dharam Jumani, with Chaadika Prajapati, for the Petitioaers ia WP(L)/12086/2022.

Mr Dharam Jumani, with Suraj Iyer, Gauri Joshi & Mihir Nerurkar, i/b Gaaesh & Co, for the Petitioaer ia WP(L)/11128/2022, WP(L)/11141/2022, WP(L)/7310/2022 & WP(L)/12873/2022. Ms Manasi Pawar, i/b Shivaji Masal, for the Petitioaers ia WP/2200/2021.

Mr Mihir Mody, with Dhaval Patil & Araav Misra, i/b K Ashar & Co, for the Respoadeat No. 3 ia WP/621/2022. Mr Rashmin Jain, i/b Kaaga & Co, for the Petitioaer ia WP/937/2022 with IA(L)17564/2022. Mr Sharan Jagtiani, with Priyaak Kapadia, Mayur Shetty & Dikshat Mehta i/b Rajaai Associates, for the Petitioaers ia WP/621/2022. Ms Gulnar Mistry, with Subit Chakrabarti, Shaata, Maadhyaa, Apurva Pawar & Abhay Jariwala, i/b Vidhii Partaers, for the Petitioaer ia WP/3338/2021.

Mr Bhalchandra Palav, with Aaiket Dighe, i/b Neeta Soalaaki, for the Petitioaers ia WP/3952/2021.

Mr Bhalchandra Palav, with Aaiket Dighe, i/b Bhat & Co, for the

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Petitioaer ia WP/46/2022 & WP/63/2022. Mr Jamshed Ansari, for the Respoadeat No. 5 ia WP(L)/12614/2022. Mr Jamshed Ansari, for the Respoadeat No. 3 ia WP(L)/7310/2022. Mr Yahya Batatawala, with U,a Chatterjee, i/b Meghaa Rao, for the Respoadeat No. 4 ia WP/3056/2022.

Mr Mohamedali M Chunawala, with DP Siagh, i/b AA Aasari, for the Respoadeat No. 1 ia WP(ST)/6654/2022. Mr Dharmesh Joshi, with Supriya Harugade, i/b TD Joshi & Associates, for the Petitioaer ia WP(L)/5608/2022 & WP(L)/5610/2022.

Mr Deepak Saxena, i/b Legal Pris,, for Respoadeat No. 10 ia WP/3056/2022.

Mr Devanshu P Desai, for the Petitioaer ia WP/162/2020. Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shiade, Niyati Merchaat, Yash Dhruva & Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partaers, for Respoadeat No. 2 ia WP/162/2020, WP/719/2020 & WP/140/2021 . Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shiade, Niyati Merchaat, Yash Dhruva & Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partaers, for Respoadeat No.3 ia WP/195/2021, WP/2624/2022, WP/3338/2021, WP/3775/2021, WP/2866/2022, WP(L)/5608/2022, WP(L)/5610/2022, WP(ST)/6654/2022, . Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shiade, Niyati Merchaat, Yash Dhruva & Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partaers, for Respoadeat No. 4 ia WP/4356/2021.

Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shiade, Niyati Merchaat, Yash Dhruva & Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partaers, for Respoadeats Nos. 3, 11, 15 ia WP(L)/14347/2022. Mr Anil C Singh, ASG, with YR Mishra, YS Bhate, DA Dubey, Saadesh Patil, Aditya Thakkar, DP Siagh, Ashish Mehta, Ajiakya Jaibhave, Savita Gaaoo, Deepak Shukla, S,ita Thakur, Chaityaa Chavaa, Dhaaesh Shah, Moha,edali M Chuaawala , for the Respoadeats-UOI ia all ,atters. Mr Dhanesh R Shah, for the Respoadeats-UOI ia WP/719/2020, WP/837/2020 & WP/195/2021.

Ms Aditi Phatak, i/b BLAC Co, for Respoadeat No. 3 (RBI) ia WP/2681/2021.

Ms Shaista Pathan, with Pooja Shah, i/b Y&A Legals, for the Petitioaer ia WP/4356/2021.

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Mr NR Bubna, for Respoadeat No. 1 - UOI ia WP/51/2020. AR Bamne, i/b AR Ba,ae & Co, for Respoadeat No.2 ia WP(L)/18651/2021 & WP(L)/17810/2022. Ms Manjiri Parasnis, for so,e of the Baaks.

                     CORAM        G.S. Patel &
                                  Madhav J. Jamdar, JJ.
                     DATED:       18th July 2022
PC:-

1. Arguments and Rejoinders were completed on 4 th July 2022. We reserved the matter for judgment. Thereafter, believing that a clarifcation was necessary we heard Ms Maravarman and Ms Parasnis for the various banks on a limited question that arises. We heard them both on 18th July 2022.

2. All arguments are thus completed. The judgment is reserved.

(Madhav J. Jamdar, J) (G. S. Patel, J)

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