BANK OF BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT B.S.C. vs HDFC BANK LIMITED AND ANR

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JUDGMENT WP-9344.24&WP-12708.24-II.DOCX Digitally signed by LAXMIKANT LAXMIKANT GOPAL GOPAL CHANDAN CHANDAN Date: 2025.02.24 14:54:47 +0530 lgc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.9344 OF 2024 HDFC BANK LIMITED a ] banking company having its ] registered office at HDFC Bank ] House, Senapati Bapat Marg, ] Lower Parel (West), Mumbai – 400013 ] and branch office at Peninsula ] Business Park, B-Wing, 4th Floor, ] Dawn Mills Compound, Ganpat ] Rao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel, ] Mumbai – 400013 ]….. Petitioner. Versus 1. BANK OF BAHRAIN & ] KUWAIT BSC, a Banking ] Corporation incorporated in the ] State of Bahrain by an Amiri ] Decree of March, 1971 and ] having its Head office at 43, ] Government Avenue, P. O. Box ] No.597, Manama, 306, Bahrain ] and branch office at Joly Maker ] Chamber II, Ground Floor, 225, ] Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 021 ] ] 2. ASHIMA LIMITED , a ] Company incorporated under the ] Companies Act, 1956 and ] having its registered office at ] 310, Ashima House, Kavi ] Nanalal Marg, Ahmedabad - ] 380 006 and branch at 201 ] Tulsiani Chambers, 212, ] Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021 ]….. Respondents Page 1 of 16 Pursuant to the speaking to minutes of order dated 24 February 2025, this judgment is corrected in terms of its edited version JUDGMENT WP-9344.24&WP-12708.24-II.DOCX ALONG WITH WRIT PETITION NO.12708 OF 2024 Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait B.S.C., A ] Banking Corporation Incorporated in ] The State of Bahrain by an Amiri ] Decree of March 1971 and having ] Its Head, Office At 43 government ] Avenue, P. O. Box No.597 manama ] 306, Bahrain and Amongst Others ] A Branch Office at Jolly Maker ] Chamber II, Ground Floor, 225, ] Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 021 ] through Mr. Guru Prasad Pantula ] the Power of Attorn