Hanumanth Adinarayan Palyala v. the State Bank of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Bank customer claim for unauthorised/fraudulent ATM withdrawal; wallet snatching leading to debit of Rs.40,000; State Bank of India voluntary ex gratia credit without prejudice; return of seized/recovered cash through criminal trial court application; expedited disposal for aged (80-year-old) depositor; order expressly declared non-precedential ('shall not be treated as a precedent'); Bombay High Court OOCJ, Writ Petition No.5467 of 2024, decided 30 April 2025; neutral citation 2025:BHC-OS:7251-DB; petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of without a further monetary direction against Respondent No.1; the Rs.35,000/- voluntarily credited by the State Bank of India (without prejudice) stands accepted by the Petitioner; the Petitioner remains free to apply to the trial Court for return of the balance 'Rs.5,000/- and odd amount', with the trial Court directed to decide such Application expeditiously, within four weeks of filing, considering the Petitioner's age of 80 years.