Petitioner challenged the withholding of his HDFC Bank savings account without enquiry. The Court directed the Banking Ombudsman, second respondent, to conduct a proper enquiry and conclude it within four weeks.
Direction to conduct enquiry and conclude within four weeks; disposal of writ petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 14.08.2015
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH
W.P.No.10561 of 2015
and
M.P.No.1 of 2015
B.Shanmugasundaram ...Petitioner
Vs.
1. The Chief Manager,
Reserve Bank of India,
Chennai – 600 001.
2. The Ombudsman (Banking),
Fatima Akhtar Court,
4 th floor, 453, Anna Salai,
Teynampet, Chennai – 18.
3. Manikandan
4. The Branch Manager,
HDFC Bank,
No.56, G.N.Chetty Road,
T.Nagar, Chennai – 17.
5. Ganesh Sundharam ...Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue Writ of mandamus directing the second respondent to conduct the proper enquiry regarding the petitioner saving account hold by the respondents 3 and 4 without intimation to the petitioner in accordance with the law and release the petitioner saving account instantaneously and pass such further orders.
For Petitioner : Mr.M.Senthamizh Selvan For Respondents : No Appearance
O R D E R
The petitioner is said to be an account holder of the HDFC Bank. The grievance of the petitioner is that without conducting an enquiry, his savings accounts has been withheld by the respondents 3 and 4. Therefore, the present writ petition seeking a direction to conduct an enquiry in this regard.
Sd/Assistant Registrar(J) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rkm To
1 CC to Mr.M.Senthamizh Selvan, Advocate SR.No. 43677
W.P.No.10561 of 2015
ALA (CO)
PSI (01.09.2015)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the banking ombudsman should be directed to conduct a proper enquiry into the withholding of the petitioner's savings account without prior intimation.
Whether the withholding of the petitioner's savings account by the bank representatives was lawful in the absence of a conducted enquiry.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
B.Shanmugasundaram
The Chief Manager, Reserve Bank of India
The Ombudsman (Banking)
Manikandan
The Branch Manager, HDFC Bank
Ganesh Sundharam
M.M.Sundresh
As recorded by the court registry
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