IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NOS.24248-250 OF 2015 (GM-RES) BETWEEN:
1. JALAJAGERE CHIKKAMMA AND DODDAMMA TEMPLE TRUST, JALAJAGERE, YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI G V DASAPPA S/O LATE P VENKATE GOWDA AGED 65 YEARS JALAJAGERE, YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT – 572130.
2. SRI KRISHNAPPA S/O KARITHIMMAIAH, AGED 56 YEARS, SECRETARY, JALAJAGERE CHIKKAMMA AND DODDAMMA TEMPLE TRUST, JALAJAGERE, YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT – 573130.
3. SRI PUTTASWAMY S/O THIMMAIAH @ THIMMAIAH, AGED 72 YEARS, JOINT SECRETARY, JALAJAGERE CHIKKAMMA AND DODDAMMA TEMPLE TRUST, JALAJAGERE – 573130 YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT – 573130. (BY SRI. B N SHIVANNA, ADV.) AND:
… PETITIONERS 1. SYNDICATE BANK NAGASANDRA, YEDIYUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT – 573130, REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER.
2. STATE BANK OF MYSURU, YEDIYUR BRANCH, NO.6, SIDDALINGESHWARA NAGAR, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT – 572130, REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER.
3. THE CHAIRMAN, SYNDICATE BANK, K.G. ROAD BANGALORE – 560 009.
4. THE CHAIRMAN STATE BANK OF MYSORE, K.G. ROAD BANGALORE – 560 009.
… RESPONDENTS THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-1 & 2 BRANCH MANAGERS TO PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CLOSE THE CURRENT ACCOUNT NO.20042200044190 WITH R- 1 BANK AND CURRENT A/C NO.54033290097 WITH THE R-2 BANK AND RETURN BACK THE ENTIRE AMOUNT IN THE SAID ACCOUNTS TO THE PETITIONER NO.1 TEMPLE TRUST AND ETC.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER In these petitions, the petitioners inter alia seek for a direction to respondent Nos.1 and 2 Branch Managers to permit the petitioners to close the Current Account No.20042200044190 with respondent No.1 Bank and Current a/c No.54033290097 with the R-2 bank and return back the entire amount in the said accounts to the petitioner No.1 temple trust.
2. On perusal of the record, I deem it appropriate to dispose of these writ petitions with a direction to the competent authority to consider and decide the representations submitted by the petitioners in accordance with law, if not already decided, by a speaking order within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today. Ordered accordingly.
3. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
With the aforesaid direction, these petitions are disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE Mds/-