Indian Overseas Bank Officers v. Government Of India
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 25.01.2021 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR W.P.Nos.13798 of 2007 and 7367 of 2008 W.P.No.13798 of 2007 1.Indian Overseas Bank Officers' Association Chennai, Regn.No.321/MDS represented by its General Secretary, Mr.K.Ananda Kumar 2.K.Anandakumar
...Petitioners
-Vs1 Government of India, Ministry of Finance 2 Indian Overseas Bank, Central Office Represented by Chairman and Managing Director 3 Indian Banks' Association, World Trade Centre
...Respondents
Prayer : Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the Communication bearing No. I.I. /I.I/99 IR dated 10.05.2006 issued by the first respondent and quash the same For Petitioners : Mr.V.Suthakar For Respondents : Mr.T.V.Krishnamachari - for R1 Mr.Anand Gopalan for M/s.T.S.Gopalan for RR 2 and 3 W.P.No.7367 of 2008 K.Anandakumar
...Petitioner
-Vs-
1 Indian Overseas Bank, Central Office Represented by Chairman and Managing Director 2 Government of India, Ministry of Finance 3 Indian Banks' Association, World Trade Centre
...Respondents
Prayer : Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the first respondent bank from introducing implementing or in any other manner enforcing any amendment to Regulation 5 of the Indian Overseas Bank Officers Service Regulations pursuant to the Communication bearing No. 1.1/1/1/99 IR dated 10.05.2006 issued by the second respondent.
For Petitioner :Mr.V.Suthakar For Respondents :Mr.Anand Gopalan for M/s.T.S.Gopalan - for R1 Mr.T.V.Krishnamachari - for RR 2 and 3
O R D E R
The impugned order is dated 10.05.2006 issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Banking Division sent to the Senior Vice President, Indian Banks' Association, Mumbai, whereby the Central Government has forwarded the model notification containing amendment to Regulation 5 of Officers' Service Regulations as approved by the Honourable Minister of States (FB&I) and vetted by the Ministry of Law. It was further stated in the impugned communication that the said notification may be forwarded or circulated to all the banks so as to enable them to get the amendment notified.
2. Aggrieved by the said notification of the Finance Ministry, Government of India, the present writ petitions were filed.
3. Today, when the writ petitions are taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel for the respondents submitted that, the amendment has been taken place and subsequent amendment also has come and virtually the prayer in the above writ petitions have become
infructuous and recording the same, the writ petitions may be disposed of as infructuous.
4. In view of the subsequent development and recording the submissions made by the learned counsel for both sides, since the prayer sought for herein has become infructuous, these writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous. No costs. s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar KST To 1 The Chairman and Managing Director Indian Overseas Bank, Central Office 2 Government of India, Ministry of Finance 3 Indian Banks' Association, World Trade Centre +2 Ccs to Mr.T.V.Krishnamachari, Advocate sr 4755, 4756. +1 CC to Mr.T.S. Gopalan & Co, sr 3842 W.P.No.13798 of 2007 & W.P.No.7367 of 2008 SRA(CO) SP(22/02/2021)