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2020 (4) TMI 763 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURTStay petition - recovery proceedings - petitioners submits that, since the petitioners are retired, they are facing undue hardship by reason of the notice of recovery issued by the revenue authorities - revenue authorities have received a sum in excess of ₹ 2 lakhs already from the bank account of the petitioner while the amount of demand is ₹ 10 lakhs - HELD THAT:- The amount of demand of the revenue authorities therein is a sum in excess of ₹ 12 lakhs. There subsists an order dated March 20, 2020 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court directing the revenue authorities not to initiate any recovery proceedings during the subsistence of the COVID-19 pandemic - interest of justice would be subserved by directing the banks of the petitioners to allow the petitioners to operate the bank accounts subject to the bankers’ of the petitioner setting apart a sum of ₹ 5 lakhs. Such sum of ₹ 5 lakhs, the Court is informed, is lying in one of the bank accounts of such petitioner. Such banker will keep a sum of ₹ 5 lakhs in a separate interest bearing fixed deposit account with it. Such deposit will abide by the result of the appeal of such petitioner. The bankers of the petitioner of such petition thereafter will permit the petitioner to operate his bank accounts in accordance with law. There will be stay of the order of attachment of the bank accounts subject to compliance of the aforementioned conditions. So far as the other writ petitioner a sum of ₹ 2 lakhs has already been paid by the banker of such petitioner to the revenue authorities, it would be appropriate to permit such petitioner to operate his bank account. The order of attachment issued by the revenue authorities against such bank account of the petitioner is stayed.
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