PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK vs NITA PURI

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 3 July 2025 Pronounced on: 8 August 2025 + LPA 294/2024 PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK .....Appellant Through: Mr. Sanjay Bajaj, Mr. Shivam Takkar and Mr. Sarthak Sehgal, Advs. versus NITA PURI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajeev Goyal, Mr. Vaibhav Mishra, Mr. Anshul Mishra, Mr. Ekansh Mishra and Mr. Manu Krishnan, Ms. Devika Mohan, Mr. Vikram Choudhary, Advs. + LPA 357/2024 PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK .....Appellant Through: Mr. Sanjay Bajaj, Mr. Shivam Takkar and Mr. Sarthak Sehgal, Advs. versus RATUL PURI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajeev Goyal, Mr. Vaibhav Mishra, Mr. Anshul Mishra, Mr. Ekansh Mishra and Mr. Manu Krishnan, Ms. Devika Mohan, Mr. Vikram Choudhary, Advs. + LPA 396/2024 & CM APPL. 30156/2024 BANK OF BARODA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Kush Sharma, Mr. Nishchaya Nigam and Ms. Vagmi Singh, Advs. versus LPA 294/2024 and other connected matters Signature Not Verified Page 1 of 65 Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:08.08.2025 15:50:44 RATUL PURI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajeev Goyal, Mr. Vaibhav Mishra, Mr. Anshul Mishra, Mr. Ekansh Mishra and Mr. Manu Krishnan, Ms. Devika Mohan, Mr. Vikram Choudhary, Advs. + LPA 398/2024 & CM APPL. 30171/2024 BANK OF BARODA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Kush Sharma, Mr. Nishchaya Nigam and Ms. Vagmi Singh, Advs. versus RATUL PURI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajeev Goyal, Mr. Vaibhav Mishra, Mr. Anshul Mishra, Mr. Ekansh Mishra and Mr. Manu Krishnan, Ms. Devika Mohan, Mr. Vikram Choudhary, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL % JUDGMENT 08.08.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. These appeals assail substantially similar judgments passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in writ petitions which raised substantially similar challen