Niranjan and Another v. Cheif Branch Managerm Allahabad Bank Kolkata and Others

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 17209 of 2020 Petitioner :- Niranjan And Another Respondent :- Cheif Branch Managerm Allahabad Bank Kolkata And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Amitesh Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent :- Mithlesh Kumar Singh,Vinay Shankar Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for petitioners and Sri Vinay Shankar, learned counsel for the respondent-Bank.

¶2Petitioners have approached this Court for the following main ralief: "i. Issue, an appropriate writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to permit the petitioner to withdraw the money from joint saving account no.50115988952 in the name of Niranjan and Smt. Nirmala Devi and another saving account no.2180490436 in the name of Smt. Nirmala Devi, within stipulated time as fixed by this Hon'ble Court."

¶3Learned counsel for respondent-Bank states that the account had gone dormant and now petitioners are required to submit their KYC details on which, the bank shall forthwith take necessary steps.

¶4In view thereof, petitioners are permitted to move a fresh representation along with their KYC details before respondent no.3-Branch Manager, Allahabad Bank, Branch Office Katra Bazar, Gonda, who shall pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date a certified copy of this order along with KYC details is placed before him.

¶5With the aforesaid direction, present writ petition stands disposed of. [Manish Kumar,J.] [Vivek Chaudhary,J.] Order Date :- 20.11.2023 Sachin High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench