Bombay High Court Criticizes PNB for Publishing Borrowers’ Directors’ Photos Amid Pending Challenge

The Bombay High Court pulled up Punjab National Bank for publishing the names and photographs of directors of a borrowing company in a newspaper despite being aware that their challenge to the bank’s actions was pending before the Court.

The matter arose after the directors questioned PNB’s decisions classifying the company as a “wilful defaulter” and its account as “fraudulent.”

The Court observed that publishing such material while an application for interim protection was pending was highly improper. PNB stated before the Court that it would not act further on the impugned classifications until further orders.

The matter is listed on January 19, 2026.

[Damara Gold Pvt Ltd & Ors. v. Punjab National Bank & Ors.]