PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK vs NITA PURI

$~ * 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 1. These appeals assail substantially similar judgments passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in writ petitions which raised substantially similar challenges. They are, therefore, being disposed of by this common judgment. However, for the sake of convenience, we propose to treat LPA