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The High Court Reprimanded HDFC Bank: Freezing the Entire Account Due to a Suspicious Transaction of Rs 5,000 Was Wrong, the Action Was Taken without Notice.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has given a major decision in the cases of freezing of bank accounts, stating that it is illegal to close a person's entire bank account on the basis of a minor suspicious transaction. The court has directed HDFC Bank to reactivate the account holder's account. While hearing the petition of Tripat Jeet Singh, the bench of Justice Jagmohan Bansal said that it is not right to freeze the entire account just because…
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has given a major decision in the cases of freezing of bank accounts, stating that it is illegal to close a person's entire bank account on the basis of a minor suspicious transaction. The court has directed HDFC Bank to reactivate the account holder's account. While hearing the petition of Tripat Jeet Singh, the bench of Justice Jagmohan Bansal said that it is not right to freeze the entire account just because…