IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JULY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.15869 OF 2019(GM-RES) Between:
B.Aboobacker S/o. Late. B.Abdul Rehaman Haji, Aged about 68 years, R/at Banson Mansion Choori, Post: Ramdas Nagar, Kasaragod – 671 125 Kerala State.
(By Sri. Abdul Ansar, Advocate for Smt. Sandhya U. Prabhu, Advocate) And:
1. The State of Karnataka Department of Finance, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru-560 001.
2. The Deputy General Manager, Syndicate Bank, Regional Office, Mangaluru-575 001.
3. The Manager, Syndicate Bank, Sullia Branch, Sullia, Dakshina Kannada-576 001.
… Petitioner …Respondents (By Smt. Prathima Honnapura, AGA for R1) This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, praying to direct the respondent No.2 and 3 Bank to consider the representation dated 21.01.2019 give Annexure-H and release the FD amount and the property documents of the petitioner.
This Writ Petition coming on for Preliminary Hearing, this day, the Court made the following:-
ORDER Sri.Abdul Ansar, learned counsel for Smt.Sandhya U. Prabhu, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Smt.Prathima Honnapura, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent No.1.
2. Taking into account the order which this Court proposes to pass, it is not necessary to issue notice to the respondent Nos.2 and 3.
3. In this petition, the petitioner inter alia seeks for a writ of mandamus directing respondent Nos.2 and 3 to consider the representation dated 21.01.2019 vide Annexure-H and release the FD amount and the property documents of the petitioner.
4. When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition be disposed of with a direction to the respondent Nos.2 and 3 to consider and decide the representation submitted by him in accordance with law.
5. In view of the submission made and in the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to consider and decide the representation submitted by the petitioner in accordance with law by a speaking order within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today.
6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.
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Sd/- JUDGE