Allahabad High Court Orders SBI to Refund Illegally Debited Amount from Widow's Account, Awards Compensation

Case Snapshot

Case Name: Ms. Neha Mishra v. Reserve Bank of India & Ors.

Citation / Neutral Citation: 2026:AHC-LKO:63471-DB

High Court: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary

Date of Judgment: 10th September, 2026

Area of Law: Banking Law, Constitutional Law (Article 226), Debt Recovery, Retiral Benefits

Judgment Headline

Bank directed to refund illegally debited amount from widow's account; compensation awarded for arbitrary action.

The Judgment in One Line

Allahabad High Court orders SBI to refund Rs.19,90,693 illegally debited from widow's fixed deposit and awards Rs.1 lakh compensation for arbitrary and mala fide action.

Why This Judgment Matters

This judgment is a strong rebuke to banks that resort to coercive and arbitrary recovery methods against persons with no privity of contract. It reinforces that banks are custodians of account

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