Hanumanth Adinarayan Palyala v. The State Bank Of India

909-WP-5467-2024.doc Digitally signed by RUPALI RAJESH WAKODIKAR Date:

2025.03.18 10:27:22 +0530 RUPALI RAJESH WAKODIKAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5467 OF 2024 Hanumanth Adinarayana Palyala

...Petitioner

Versus

The State Bank of India & Ors.

...Respondents

Mr. Shashank Palyala i/b Mr. Nikhil Mengde for the Petitioner. Mr. Manoj Jaiswar for the Respondent No.1.

Ms. Aditi Phatak a/w Mr. Vijay Salokhe i/b BLAC & Co. for the Respondent No.2 (RBI).

Smt. Fatima Lakdawala, A.G.P for the Respondent No.3. CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ.

DATE : 13 th MARCH, 2025 P.C. :

1.

Learned Counsel for the respondent No.2 states that the Ombudsman Award which has been impugned in this petition, has not been made a party respondent.

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Learned Counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to amend to implead the office of RBI Ombudsman as party respondent No.4. Leave granted. Amendment to be carried out forthwith, during the course of the day.

3.

Issue notice to the newly added respondent No.4. Ms. Aditi Phatak waives notice on behalf of the respondent No.2 - RBI and the newly added respondent No.4 and seeks one week's time to file affidavit-in-reply. Time granted. The same to be field in the Registry within one week from today, with an advance copy to the learned Counsel for the petitioner.

4.

Stand over to 27th March, 2025.

DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.

REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.

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