IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.39739/2018 (GM-RES) BETWEEN MR. NIPUL P SALOT S/O MR PRAFULLCHANDRA S SALOT AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NO.12/1, RESERVOIR ROAD NEAR CANARA BANK KUMARA PARK WEST SHESHADRIPURAM BENGALURU-560020 ... PETITIONER (BY SRI DILRAJ ROHIT SEQUEIRA, ADV.) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH BANASHANKARI POLICE STATION BANASHANKARI, BENGALURU-560085 2. THE CANARA BANK REPRESENTED BY BRANCH MANAGER NO.63, RAILWAY PARALLEL ROAD K P WEST, BENGALURU - 560020 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.Y.D.HARSHA, AGA.) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO:
a) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION TO DEFREEZ THE SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNT OF THE PETITIONER BEARING NO.0422101025474, WITH CANARA BANK, K.G. ROAD BRANCH, BENGALURU, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A, AS IT IS ILLEGAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
b) DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PAY THE COST OF THIS PETITION ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Sri Dilraj Rohit Sequeira, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Sri Y.D.Harsha, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondents.
The petition is admitted for hearing. With the consent of the parties, it is heard finally.
2. In this petition, the petitioner inter alia has prayed for the following reliefs:
“i) Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other writ, order or direction to defreez the savings bank account of the petitioner bearing no.0422101025474, with Canara Bank, K.G. Road branch, Bengaluru, produced at annexure-a, as it is illegal and unconstitutional.
ii) Direct the respondents to pay the cost of this petition.”
3. When the matter is taken up today, learned counsel for the parties submitted that the controversy in this petition is squarely covered by the order passed by this Court in W.P.Nos.13516- 13518/2018 disposed of on 04.04.2018.
4. The aforesaid submission is taken on record.
5. For the reasons assigned in the aforesaid order and in view of the submission made by learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is also disposed of on same terms and similar directions.
SD/- JUDGE nvj