Pawan Kumar Gupta vs Pnb Housing Finance Limited
2026 Latest Caselaw 30 Cal/2

Calcutta High Court

Pawan Kumar Gupta vs Pnb Housing Finance Limited on 7 January, 2026

Author: Saugata Bhattacharyya

Bench: Saugata Bhattacharyya

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                               ORDER SHEET

                              WPO 883 of 2025

                   IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
                  CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION
                            ORIGINAL SIDE


                           PAWAN KUMAR GUPTA
                                   VS.
                       PNB HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED


BEFORE:
The Hon'ble JUSTICE SAUGATA BHATTACHARYYA
Date: 7th January, 2026.


                                                   Mr. Samrat Choudhury, Adv.
                                                   Ms. Neelanjana Sikdar, Adv.
                                                  Mr. Aditya Ratan Tiwary, Adv.
                                                          Mr. Ronit Naskar, Adv.
                                                               For the petitioner.

                                                             Ms. Soni Ojha, Adv.
                                                             For the respondent.

1. The matter is taken up for consideration when the learned

Advocate representing Punjab National Bank Housing Finance

Limited has raised the point of maintainability of the writ

petition.

2. It is submitted by the learned Advocate representing the

respondents that PNB Housing Finance Limited is not an

authority under Article 12 of the Constitution. Therefore, the writ

petition is not maintainable against the said authority.

3. Two judgments are relied upon and copies of the same filed today

are taken on record. Copies of those two judgments are supplied

to the learned Advocate representing the petitioner.

4. Learned Advocate representing the petitioner prays for

accommodation to come prepared.

5. Hearing of this matter stands adjourned till 21st January, 2026.

(SAUGATA BHATTACHARYYA, J.)

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