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R.Loganathan v. the State Bank of India

Madras HC16 Feb 2026WP/5080/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Madras High Court, single bench (P.T. Asha, J.), 16-02-2026; WP No. 5080 of 2026 dismissed as withdrawn on counsel's endorsement; writ remedy declined as Civil Court remedy available; succession certificate dated 05.09.2023 (S.O.P. No.185 of 2020, Sub Court, Tiruchengode); State Bank of India locker of deceased Ms.Malini; Writ of Mandamus; no costs; no adjudication of merits.

What did the court decide?

The remedy for the petitioner is available before the Civil Court and not by way of writ petition. ¶20

R.Loganathan Vs the State Bank of India — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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WP No. 5080 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 16-02-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA

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WP No. 5080 of 2026

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R.Loganathan S/o.Rasu, No.27, V2, Narayana Nagar, VTC Kumarapalayam and Post, Namakkal District-638 183

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..Petitioner(s)

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The State Bank Of India Rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director, Corporate Centre, Madam Cama Road, Mumbai-400 021.

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The Branch Manager State Bank of India, NIT Campus Branch, Rourkela, Sundargarh District, Odissa State.

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..Respondent(s)

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PRAYER : Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to forthwith honor and implement the succession certificate dated 05.09.2023 passed in S.O.P. No.185 of 2020 by the Sub Court, Tiruchengode, and permit the petitioner to operate the bank locker and hand over the contents of the locker standing in the name of late Ms.Malini by the 2nd respondent.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

WP No. 5080 of 2026

G.Kartheeban

For Petitioner(s):

ORDER

Since the remedy for the petitioner is available before the Civil Court and not by way of writ petition, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this writ petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

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