Madras High CourtWP/25711/2018disposed of

P.Sivakaminathan v. The Pension Sanction Authority(Psa)

2018-11-29Honourable Mrs Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 29.11.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARRAYANA W.P.No.25711 of 2018 P.Sivakaminathan ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Pension Sanction Authority(PSA), O/o. Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(P), Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad(UP State).

2.The Chief Manager, Syndicate Bank, Central Accounts Department, Second Floor, Manipal-574 104, Karnataka State.

3.The Regional Manager, Syndicate Bank, Regional Office, Pondy Bazaar Area, Chennai-600 107 4.The Branch Manager, Syndicate Bank, Triplicane Branch, Chennai-600 005 ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a Writ of Mandamus, directing the fourth respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 04.06.2018 of the sanction the required personal loan assistance to the petitioner based on the petitioner's monthly pension payments vide PPO No.08/14/B/06587/1991.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.A.Sadique For Respondents : Mr.P.Sreenivasulu for RR2 to 4

O R D E R

Heard, Mr.N.A.Sadique, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.P.Sreenivasulu, the learned counsel, who accepts notice on behalf of the respondents 2 to 4.

2. With consent of the learned counsel on either side, the Writ Petition itself is taken up for disposal. 3.The grievance of the petitioner in this case is that the petitioner is a retired Indian Army man and as an Exserviceman and as an Army Pensioner, he deserves to avail all public concessions and assistances allowed by the Government of India under the scheme of Ex-Serviceman category. The petitioner has approached the fourth respondent -bank with a request to extend their assistance to him in granting personal loan by submitting an application on the eve of his daughter's marriage. But, the fourth respondent has refused to sanction the above loan assistances to the petitioner by referring some ''Remarks'' of CIBIL. In this regard, the petitioner made a representation dated 04.06.2018 to the fourth respondent. Since, the same has not been considered till date, the petitioner has came forward to file the present writ petition before this Court seeking for a direction to the respondent to dispose of his representation dated 04.06.2018.

4. Considering the submission of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and after going through the materials placed on record, this Court, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the representation dated 04.06.2018, directs the fourth respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 04.06.2018 and dispose of the same in accordance with law and on merits, after affording an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner within a period of five weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5. With the aforesaid direction, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No Costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar dn

To 1.The Pension Sanction Authority(PSA), O/o. Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(P), Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad(UP State).

2.The Chief Manager, Syndicate Bank, Central Accounts Department, Second Floor, Manipal-574 104, Karnataka State.

3.The Regional Manager, Syndicate Bank, Regional Office, Pondy Bazaar Area, Chennai-600 107 4.The Branch Manager, Syndicate Bank, Triplicane Branch, Chennai-600 005 +1cc to M/s.NA.Sadique, Advocate SR.No.82496 W.P.No.25711 of 2018 GMY(10/12/2018)