Gauhati High Court
WP(C)/5534/2026 of HEMLATA SHARMA Vs THE BRANCH MANAGER ICICI BANK LIMITED AND 5 ORS on 8 October 2026
GAHC010221322026 2026:GAU-AS:15303 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/5534/2026 HEMLATA SHARMA (AADHAAR NO 7264 0168 5804) W/O SRI PRASHANT SHARMA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, OCCUPATION- BUSINESS, RESIDENT OF GUWAHATI, ASSAM, RESIDENT
GAHC010221322026
2026:GAU-AS:15303
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/5534/2026
HEMLATA SHARMA
(AADHAAR NO 7264 0168 5804) W/O SRI PRASHANT SHARMA, AGED
ABOUT 44 YEARS, OCCUPATION- BUSINESS, RESIDENT OF GUWAHATI, ASSAM, RESIDENT OF BISHNU RABHA PATH DHIRENPARA, FATASHIL
AMBARI, GUWAHATI ASSAM 781025.
PROPRIETRESS OF-
(A) M/S SHREE SHYAM TRADERS (GSTIN 18ESGPS7644J1ZY), HAVING ITS
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS AT HILL VIEW PATH, FATASHIL AMBARI, GUWAHATI- 781025, ASSAM AND
(B) M/S RIDHI SIDHI HARDWARE (GSTIN 18ESGPS7644J2ZX), HAVING ITS
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS AT BARSAPARA ROAD, BINOWA NAGAR, GUWAHATI- 781018, ASSAM
VERSUS
THE BRANCH MANAGER ICICI BANK LIMITED AND 5 ORS
ATHGAON BRANCH, S C ROAD, ATHGAON GUWAHATI 781001 ASSAM
2:THE REGIONAL MANAGER
ICICI BANK LIMITED
REGIONAL OFFICE CHRISTIAN BASTI GUWAHATI 781005 ASSAM
3:THE BRANCH MANAGER
AXIS BANK LIMITED
DHIRENPARA BRANCH A K DEV ROAD DHIRENPARA GUWAHATI 787025
ASSAM
4:THE REGIONAL MANAGER
AXIS BANK CIRCLE
REGIONAL OFFICE
3RD FLOOR CHIBBER HOUSE
CHRISTIAN BASTI
G S ROAD
GUWAHATI 781005 ASSAM
5:GUJARAT COLOURLAM PVT LTD
(CIN U17119GJ991PTC016788) THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR /AUTHORISED
SIGNATORY
HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE/PLACE OF BUSINESS AT 8/ 2453 ARARA
STREET
KOTSAFIL MAIN ROAD
GOPIPURA SURAT GUJARAT 394110
6:SRI J M JADEJA
IN CHARGE POLICE INSPECTOR
CYBER CELL
KADODARA POLICE GDIC POLICE STATION
1ST FLOOR
ANTROLI SURAT 394325 GUJARA
For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. R. Sharma, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. M. Sharma, Standing Counsel BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH
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ORDER
Date : 09.10.2026
Heard Mr. R. Sharma, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner and Mr. M. Sharma, the learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of the ICICI Bank. None appears on behalf of the Axis Bank.
2. The grievance of the Petitioner herein is that three of his bank accounts, namely, an Overdraft Account bearing No. 386305000220 and a Savings Account bearing No.
193001500593, both maintained with ICICI Bank, and a Current Account bearing No. 924020037302185, maintained with Axis Bank Ltd., were frozen by the respective Bank Authorities without any prior notice.
3. This Court duly takes note of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) dated 02.01.2026 issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, wherein there is a Grievance Redressal Mechanism set up for redressal of grievances of the present kind.
4. In the opinion of this Court, the Petitioner herein would be well advised to approach the Respondent Nos. 1 and 3 along with his complaint and a certified copy of the instant order and the Respondent Nos. 1 and 3 thereupon shall take effective steps in terms with the procedure laid down in the SOP dated 02.01.2026 so that the grievance of the Petitioner is duly considered within the time frame mentioned in the said SOP.
5. Writ petition, accordingly, stands disposed of.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant