IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF MARCH, 2017 B E F O R E THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. VENUGOPALA GOWDA WRIT PETITION NOS.21971-21972/2013 (S-RES) BETWEEN:
1. KUM. B.N.CHETHANA D/O. NARAYANA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT STATE BANK OF INDIA MALLESWARAM BRANCH BANGALORE – 560 003 AND ALSO RESIDING AT SRI LAKSHMI VENKATESHWARA NILAYA NO.2451, K.G. LAYOUT T. DASARAHALLI BANGALORE – 560 057.
2. STATE BANKS’ STAFF UNION (K) REGD. REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY STATE BANK OF INDIA LOCAL HEAD OFFICE NO.65, St. MARK’S ROAD BANGALORE – 560 001.
... PETITIONERS (BY SRI M. NARAYANA BHAT, ADV.) AND:
1. STATE BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN STATE BANK OF INDIA CORPORATE CENTRE ‘STATE BANK BHAVAN’ MADAME CAMA ROAD, NARIMAN POINT MUMBAI – 400 021.
2. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER STATE BANK OF INDIA LOCAL HEAD OFFICE NO.65, St. MARKS ROAD BANGALORE – 560 001.
3. THE BRANCH MANAGER STATE BANK OF INDIA MALLESWARAM BRANCH BANGALORE – 560 003.
4. THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR REGISTERED OFFICE MCDO, NO.1, ORIENTAL HOUSE 1ST FLOOR, J TATA ROAD, CHURCH GATE MUMBAI – 400 020 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI G.N. SATHYAMURTHY, ADV. FOR R2 & R3 SRI S. SRISHAILA, ADV. FOR R4 R1 SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED) THESE PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMMUNICATION DATED 18.03.2013 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-L AS THE SAME IS VIOLATIVE OF ARTICLES 14 AND 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION; DIRECT THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO MAKE GOOD THE STOLEN AMOUNT TO THE BANK; DIRECT THE BANK NOT TO EFFECT RECOVERIES FROM THE FIRST PETITIONER TOWARDS THE MONEY STOLEN FROM THE BANK AND FURTHER DIRECT THEM TO PROCEED AGAINST THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR RECOVERY OF THE SAME.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Sri M. Narayana Bhat, learned advocate for the petitioners filed memo and submitted that the petitions may be permitted to be withdrawn on account of withdrawal of all proceedings against the first petitioner by the State Bank of India.
Memo is placed on record and petitions stand disposed of as withdrawn.
Sd/- JUDGE ca