V. Sathiyanarayanan v. The Branch Manager

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 18.10.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE B.RAJENDRAN Writ Petition No. 14636 of 2016 V. Sathiyanarayanan .. Petitioner

Versus

The Branch Manager Indian Bank Anumanthapuram Village and Post Palcode Taluk Dharmapuri District Pin Code - 636 838 .. Respondent Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent to sanction educational loan to the petitioner's son within the stipulated period prescribed by this Court.

For Petitioner :

Mr. H.B. Saravana Kumar For Respondents :

Mr. L. Ramkumar

ORDER

The petitioner seeks for issuance of a Mandamus directing the respondent to sanction educational loan to his son within a time to be prescribed by this Court.

2.

According to the petitioner, his son has secured admission to pursue Engineering Course in Jeppiar Engineering College, Chennai for the academic year 2015 to 2019 in the management quota on merits. On securing such admission, the petitioner applied to the respondent bank for sanction of educational loan during the first week of August 2015 and the same was duly acknowledged by the bank on 31.03.2016, however, till date, the respondent bank has not sanctioned educational loan in favour of his son. Therefore, the petitioner has come up with this writ petition.

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3.

When the writ petition is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the respondent bank, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner has not submitted any application seeking educational loan in the prescribed format as on date. What was submitted by the petitioner is only a representation seeking educational loan, which cannot be processed. It is further stated that if any such application is submitted by the petitioner, in the prescribed format, it will be considered 4.

I heard the counsel for both sides and perused the documents made available in the typed set of papers. As rightly pointed out by the learned counsel for the respondent, the petitioner has sent only representation seeking sanction of educational loan. For the purpose of grant of educational loan, the petitioner has to submit necessary application in the prescribed format. Therefore, the petitioner is directed to submit such application to the respondent bank along with necessary documents and on receipt of the same, the respondent is directed to consider it and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law. Tthe the writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rsh To The Branch Manager Indian Bank Anumanthapuram Village and Post Palcode Taluk Dharmapuri District Pin Code - 636 838 +1cc to Mr.H.B. Saravanakumar, Advocate, S.R.No.58810 +1cc to Mr.L. Ramkumar, Advocate, S.R.No.58823 sai (CO) md (15/11/2016) WP.No. 14636 of 2016 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/