High Court of KeralaWP(C)/9422/2015closed

Thankachan Zacherias v. State Bank Of Travancore

2015-04-01Honourable Mr.Justice P.R.Ramachandra Menon4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL 2015/11TH CHAITHRA, 1937 WP(C).No. 9422 of 2015 (C) --------------------------- PETITIONERS:

---------------------- THANKACHAN ZACHERIAS, AGED 57 YEARS S/O T.J. ZACHERIAS, SENIOR PARTNER CHANDY AND ZACHERIA, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, IST FLOOR THEKKUMKATTIL BUILDINGS, OPPOSITE BASELIUS COLLEGE G.S ROAD, KOTTAYAM, KERALA 686 001 BY ADVS.SRI.R.RAJASEKHARAN PILLAI SMT.SABINA JAYAN RESPONDENTS:

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1. STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE, HEAD OFFICE, RERPESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 012

2. THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, FINANCE ANDACCOUNTS SBT HEAD OFFICE, POOJAPURA P.O THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 012 R1-R2 BY ADV. SRI.SATHISH NINAN BY SRI.JAWAHAR JOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01-04-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 9422 of 2015 (C) --------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S' EXHIBITS ----------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION OF APPLICATION AND ALLOTMENT NUMBER OF THE PETITIONER'S FIRM.

RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL --------------------------------------- // TRUE COPY // PA TO JUDGE dl/

P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J.

-------------------------------------------- W.P(C). No. 9422 of 2015 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of April, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers:

"1.

Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ order or direction commanding the 2nd respondent to include the petitioner's firm's name under Category IV and allot them the statutory audit of branches of the respondents' bank in Kottayam, Ernakulam, Pathanamthitta and/or Alappuzha districts and forward the name of the petitioner's firm to the RBI.

II.

Issue such other writ order or direction, as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper to meet the ends of justice." 2.

When the matter came up for consideration on yesterday, the following interim order was passed. "The learned standing counsel for the Bank submits on instructions that, the respondent Bank offered to empanell the petitioner, but the petitioner informed the Bank that he was already empanelled by the Bank of Baroda.

In the said circumstance, since a person can be empanelled only in respect of one Bank, alternate arrangements were made by the respondent Bank. The list was accordingly sent to the RBI, who has approved the same as well.

WP(c). No.9422 of 2015 The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks for time to confirm the position.

Post tomorrow."

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the turn of events, the matter could be closed. Accordingly, the writ petition stands closed. Sd/- P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE.