Puruhuta Agrawal v. M/S. Indian Bank

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.39030 OF 2018 DATED :19.02.2019 Between :

Puruhuta Agrawal W/o.Anurag Agrawal, Aged about 38 yrs, R/o.H.No.902, Jalvayu Towers, Lower Tank Bund, Hyderabad, 500 080, Telangana State.

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Petitioner And M/s. Indian Bank, Rep., by its Branch Manager, Begumpet Branch, Begumpet, Hyderabad -500 016, Telangana State & another. .. Respondents This court made the following :

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri A. Satyanarayana, learned Standing counsel for Respondent No.1-Bank and Sri Sujith Jaiswal, learned counsel for respondent No.2.

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Petitioner claims that she has obtained bank locker bearing Nos.35 and 517 in the Indian Bank, Begumpet Branch, connected to her savings Bank Account No.608137538. Petitioner is the primary holder of locker. Petitioner and her husband can jointly operate the locker. Petitioner claims that she holds the official key of the bank locker and she was prevented from operating the bank locker. No reasons were assigned and bank lockers were not allowed to be operated. There was no response given on the complaint lodged by the petitioner to the Zonal Nodal Officer of the Indian Bank. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is filed. 3.

Learned counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent, produced the order passed by the Family Court at Secunderabad, on 26.12.2018 in I.A.No.1557 of 2018 in FCOP.No.871 of 2018. By this order, the Family Court directed to maintain status-quo ante and also directed the Bank Manager not to allow the petitioner as well as respondent therein to operate the bank lockers until further orders. According to learned counsel for the 2nd respondent, the said order is in force as on today.

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In view of the order passed by the competent Court restraining both the petitioner and 2nd respondent herein from operating the bank locker and also directing the respondent bank not to allow the petitioner and respondent therein to operate the bank locker, the respondent bank not allowing the petitioner to operate the bank locker cannot be faulted. 5.

Having regard to the above, the Writ Petition is dismissed. However, it is open to the petitioner to approach the Family Court, where the F.C.O.P., is pending and to seek appropriate direction, as warranted by law. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.

__________________ P.NAVEEN RAO,J 19th February, 2019 Rds