{"id":68892,"date":"2011-05-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/nirav-vs-government-on-6-may-2011"},"modified":"2015-06-03T09:34:27","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T04:04:27","slug":"nirav-vs-government-on-6-may-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/nirav-vs-government-on-6-may-2011","title":{"rendered":"Nirav vs Government on 6 May, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n
Nirav vs Government on 6 May, 2011<\/div>\n
Author: Mr. K.S.Radhakrishnan,&Nbsp;Honourable Kureshi,&Nbsp;<\/div>\n
   Gujarat High Court Case Information System \n\n  \n  \n    \n\n \n \n    \t      \n         \n\t    \n\t\t   Print\n\t\t\t\t          \n\n  \n\n\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\t \n\nSCA\/708320\/2008\t 3\/ 8\tJUDGMENT \n \n \n\n\t\n\n \n\n IN\nTHE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nSPECIAL\nCIVIL APPLICATION No. 7083 of 2008\n \n\n \n \nFor\nApproval and Signature:  \n \nHONOURABLE\nTHE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN  \nHONOURABLE\nMR.JUSTICE AKIL KURESHI\n \n \n=========================================\n\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n1\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tReporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n2\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nTo\n\t\t\tbe referred to the Reporter or not ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n3\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\ttheir Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n4\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tthis case involves a substantial question of law as to the\n\t\t\tinterpretation of the constitution of India, 1950 or any order\n\t\t\tmade thereunder ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n5\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tit is to be circulated to the civil judge ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n=========================================\n\n\n \n\nNIRAV\nLALITBHAI SHAH - Petitioner(s)\n \n\nVersus\n \n\nGOVERNMENT\nOF GUJARAT THROUGH SECRETARY & 1 - Respondent(s)\n \n\n=========================================\n \nAppearance : \nMR\nYN OZA, SR ADVOCATE WITH MR TEJAS M BAROT for\nPetitioner(s) : 1, \nMR KB TRIVEDI, ADVOCATE GENERAL WITH MS\nSANGEETA VISHEN for Respondent(s) :\n1,2 \n=========================================\n\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nCORAM\n\t\t\t: \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tTHE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN\n\t\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nand\n\t\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE AKIL KURESHI\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\nDate\n: 28\/11\/2008 \n\n \n\n \n \nCAV\nJUDGMENT \n<\/pre>\n
(Per
\n: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. AKIL KURESHI)<\/p>\n
This
\n\tpetition styled as Public Interest Litigation has been filed by one
\n\tShri Lalit Shah seeking prayer for  a direction to the Agriculture
\n\tand Cooperation Department of the Government of Gujarat to formulate
\n\tan appropriate scheme for repayment of money of the depositors by
\n\tway of implementation of One Time Settlement(OTS for short) for the
\n\tborrowers of the banks in liquidation in conformity with the
\n\tguidelines of Reserve Bank of India(RBI for short).\n<\/p>\n
The
\n\tcase of the petitioner is that he has made deposits with one
\n\tCharotar Nagrik Sahkari Bank which is a cooperative bank which is
\n\tunder liquidation. RBI has issued guidelines vide communication
\n\tdated 10.4.2006 to the Secretaries of the States for framing of
\n\tscheme for  OTS to be granted to the borrowers of the various Urban
\n\tCooperative Banks. It is also
\n\tthe case of the petitioner that though the State Government
\n\tformulated a scheme for OTS, for cooperative banks operating in the
\n\tState of Gujarat, in disregard to the said guidelines issued by RBI
\n\texcluded from operation of such a scheme, those Cooperative Banks
\n\twhich had gone under liquidation. It is not in dispute that
\n\tthe State Government had issued a separate one time settlement
\n\tscheme specifically meant for those Cooperative Banks which were
\n\tunder liquidation. Such scheme was framed vide resolution dated
\n\t18.5.2007.\n<\/p>\n
The
\n\tcase of the petitioner however, is that scheme framed under
\n\tresolution dated 18.5.2007 which is applicable for Cooperative Banks
\n\tunder liquidation is different and the provisions for OTS are more
\n\tstringent than the earlier scheme framed by the Government under
\n\tresolution dated 8.6.2006 covering the  Cooperative Banks which are
\n\tnot in liquidation.\n<\/p>\n
Appearing
\n\tfor the petitioner, learned advocate Shri Y.N. Oza  with Shri Tejas
\n\tBarot submitted that the State Government could not have
\n\tdiscriminated between the Cooperative Banks which are under
\n\tliquidation and those which are not in liquidation. He submitted
\n\tthat RBI guidelines dated  10.4.2006  made no such distinction and
\n\tit was therefore, not open for the State Government to make a
\n\tseparate and different scheme for  Cooperative Banks under
\n\tliquidation from one covering those banks which were not in
\n\tliquidation. He contended that directions issued by RBI under
\n\tSection 21 and 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act are binding on the
\n\tState Government since the RBI under the Reserve Bank of India Act
\n\tas well as under the Banking Regulation Act has exclusive authority
\n\tto issue such directions and the subject matter was exclusively
\n\twithin the legislative powers of the Union.\n<\/p>\n
4.1\t\tReliance
\n\twas placed on the decision of the Apex Court in case of Joseph
\n\tKuruvilla Vellukunnel v. Reserve<\/a> bank of India and others
\n\treported in 1962 Supp(3) SCR 632, wherein the Apex Court was pleased
\n\tto consider at length the nature of powers enjoyed and duties to be
\n\tperform by RBI under the Reserve Bank of India Act.\n<\/p>\n
4.2\t\tReliance
\n\twas placed on the decision in case of Central Bank of India v.
\n\tRavindra and others<\/a> reported in (2002) 1 Supreme Court Cases
\n\t367, wherein in paragraph 55(5), the Apex Court observed that the
\n\tReserve Bank of India is the prime banking institution of the
\n\tcountry entrusted with a supervisory role over banking and conferred
\n\twith the authority of issuing binding directions having statutory
\n\tforce, in the interest of the pubic in general and preventing
\n\tbanking affairs from deterioration and prejudice as also to secure
\n\tthe proper management of any banking Company.\n<\/p>\n
4.3\t\tReliance
\n\twas also placed on the decision in case of Corporate Bank v. D.S.
\n\tGowda and another reported in (1994) 5 Supreme Court Cases 213,
\n\twherein once again nature of powers of RBI to issue directions were
\n\tdiscussed.\n<\/p>\n
4.4\t\tLearned
\n\tcounsel also relied on following decisions to contend that the State
\n\tGovernment had no authority to formulate its own scheme for one time
\n\tsettlement for the Cooperative Banks under liquidation since it was
\n\tthe subject matter exclusively within the domain of RBI considering
\n\tthe legislative powers of the Union as per Entry No. 45 of List I.\n<\/p>\n
1)\tUnion
\n\tof India and another v. Delhi High Court Bar Association and others
\n\treported in (2002) 4 Supreme Court Cases 275.\n<\/p>\n
2)\tState
\n\tof Maharashtra v. Sant Dnyaneshwar Shikshan Shastra Mahavidyalaya
\n\tand others<\/a>  reported in (2006) 9 SCC 1<\/p>\n
3)\tProf.\n<\/p>\n
\tYashpal and another v. State of Chhatisgarh and others reported
\n\tin (2005) 5 Supreme Court Cases 420.\n<\/p>\n
4)\tBharti
\n\tVidyapeeth(Deemed University) and others v. State of Maharashtra and
\n\tanother reported in 2004 11 Supreme Court Cases  755<\/p>\n
On
\n\tthe other hand, learned Advocate General Shri Kamal Trivedi
\n\tappearing for the State Government opposed the petition and
\n\tsubmitted that the petitioner has not disclosed any public interest.
\n\tHe also submitted that the State Government after careful
\n\tconsideration formulated a suitable scheme for the Cooperative Banks
\n\tunder  liquidation to suit the special requirements of such banks.
\n\tThere was no rigid directives from the RBI to formulate OTS Scheme
\n\tand it was therefore, within the discretion of the State Government
\n\tto formulate a scheme for those Cooperative Banks which were under
\n\tliquidation. In any case, OTS Scheme formulated by resolution dated
\n\t8.6.2006 under  the guidelines issued by RBI was time bound and the
\n\tscheme is no longer operational as the period for which the scheme
\n\twas framed is over.\n<\/p>\n
5.1\t\tHe
\n\trelied on decision of the Apex Court in case of Oriental Bank of
\n\tCommerce v. Sunder Lal Jain and another reported in (2008) 2
\n\tSupreme Court Cases 280, wherein the order of the High Court issuing
\n\tmandamus directing the concerned banks for applying the guidelines
\n\tof the RBI for declaring the account of the petitioner as Non
\n\tPerforming Asset was set aside, observing that in order that a writ
\n\tof mandamus may be issued there must be a legal right with the party
\n\tasking for the writ to compel the performance of some statutory duty
\n\tcast upon the authorities.\n<\/p>\n
5.2\t\tHe
\n\tfurther submitted that guidelines issued by RBI cannot be termed as
\n\tdirectives or statutory guidelines under Section 21 or 35A of the
\n\tBanking Regulation Act<\/p>\n
Having
\n\tthus heard learned advocates appearing for the parties at
\n\tconsiderable length, we find that in facts of the present case, it
\n\tis not necessary to go into the question of legislative powers of
\n\tthe Union or the State with respect to the subject matter under
\n\tconsideration for the reasons recorded here-in-after.\n<\/p>\n
We
\n\tfind that RBI guidelines issued under communication dated 19.4.2006
\n\tdid not provide for a rigid straitjacket formula for preparing OTS
\n\tScheme. In paragraph-2 of the said communication, it is clearly
\n\tstated that the guidelines for one OTS Scheme is forwarded  which
\n\tcould be modified to be in  the line with the legal position
\n\tobtaining as per the provisions of the Cooperative Societies
\n\tAct\/Rules. In the later portion of paragraph-2, it is again
\n\tstated that the State Government  may consider the same and
\n\tissue necessary notification\/administrative orders to primary
\n\tCooperative Banks under their jurisdiction on the lines indicated.\n<\/p>\n
It
\n\tcan thus be seen that the communication itself left sufficient
\n\tdiscretion to the State Government to suitably adopt and when need
\n\tbe, modify the terms of the scheme. The State Government after due
\n\tconsideration in its wisdom at the first instance, formulated a OTS
\n\tScheme under resolution dated 8.6.2006 covering all the Cooperative
\n\tBanks which were not in liquidation. Subsequently, a slightly
\n\tmodified scheme was prepared under resolution dated 18.5.2007
\n\tcovering those Cooperative Banks which were under liquidation. We do
\n\tnot find that by doing so, the State Government committed any
\n\tdiscrimination. Cooperative Banks which are under liquidation and
\n\tthose which are not do not form a homogeneous class and action of
\n\tthe State Government treating the two sets of Banks differently
\n\twould not offend Article 14 of the Constitution.\n<\/p>\n
We
\n\tfurther find that while adopting resolution dated 18.5.2007 for
\n\tformulation of OTS Scheme applicable to the Cooperative Banks under
\n\tliquidation, Government has carefully considered all the aspects. It
\n\tis recorded inter-alia that it is necessary that faith of the public
\n\tshould be reestablished in the cooperative activities and a suitable
\n\tatmosphere be created. It is noted that work of recovery of dues of
\n\tBanks under liquidation is very slow and  negligible.\n<\/p>\n
Additionally,
\n\tin the affidavit in reply filed by the State, it is stated
\n\tinter-alia that there are 65  Cooperative Banks under liquidation.
\n\tDeposit, Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (‘DICGC’ for
\n\tshort) is the major stake holder as it stood as guarantor with
\n\trespect to small deposit holders upto Rupees One Lakh in almost all
\n\tthe banks and therefore without hearing DICGC, no orders can be
\n\tpassed.\n<\/p>\n
It
\n\tcan thus be seen that formulation of one time scheme vide resolution
\n\tdated 18.5.2007 for covering Cooperative Banks under liquidation was
\n\ta decision of the Government after careful consideration of all
\n\trelevant aspects. It would not be appropriate on part of this Court
\n\tto interfere with such exercise of discretion in policy matters
\n\twhich is not shown to be irrational, arbitrary or based on
\n\textraneous considerations.\n<\/p>\n
Additionally,
\n\twe also find that the initial scheme framed by resolution dated
\n\t8.10.2006 covering Cooperative banks which are not in liquidation
\n\thas come to an end by afflux of time. It is therefore, not possible
\n\tto give any directions to the State Government to bring the cases of
\n\tCooperative Banks under liquidation on par with the said scheme. It
\n\twould amount to direction of implementation of the scheme which is
\n\tno longer in existence. From the affidavit filed by the Government
\n\tit can be seen that even the Scheme covering Cooperative Banks under
\n\tliquidations as amended by Resolution dated 10.10.2007, provided for
\n\tlast date for making application upto 18.11.2007 and the last date
\n\tfor disposal of such applications of 18.2.2008. Thus even this
\n\tscheme at present is not in existence.\n<\/p>\n
Significantly,
\n\twe also find that though the petition is titled as public interest
\n\tlitigation, the petitioner has not disclosed any public interest in
\n\tthe petition. The petitioner claims to be a depositor in a
\n\tCooperative bank which is under liquidation. The nature and amount
\n\tof deposit is also not disclosed.\n<\/p>\n
For
\n\tall these reasons, the petition cannot be accepted. Same is
\n\tdismissed. Notice is discharged.\n<\/p>\n
(K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,C.J.)<\/p>\n
(AKIL
\nKURESHI,J.)<\/p>\n
(raghu)<\/p>\n
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