Prema Nandakumar vs The Manager
2021 Latest Caselaw 21950 Ker

          IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                             PRESENT
               THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH
 WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER 2021/12TH KARTHIKA, 1943
                     WP(C) NO. 17700 OF 2021


PETITIONERS:

    1    PREMA NANDAKUMAR, AGED 77,
         W/O. LATE NANDAKUMAR A.,
         61/3008/D (OLD NO. 39/2835),
         K.S.N. MENON ROAD, ERNAKULAM,
         KOCHI 682 016.

    2    PRIYA, AGED 50,
         D/O. LATE NANDAKUMAR A.,
         61/3008/D (OLD NO. 39/2835),
         K.S.N. MENON ROAD, ERNAKULAM,
         KOCHI 682 016.

    3    PRAVEENKUMAR, AGED 49,
         S/O. LATE NANDAKUMAR A.,
         61/3008/D (OLD NO. 39/2835),
         K.S.N. MENON ROAD, ERNAKULAM,
         KOCHI 682 016.

         BY ADV I.DINESH MENON


RESPONDENTS:

         THE MANAGER,
         STATE BANK OF INDIA,
         ERNAKULAM SOUTH BRANCH,
         MANORAMA JUNCTION,
         ERNAKULAM, KOCHI 682 016.

         BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.JITHESH MENON

     THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION
ON 03.11.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
 WP(C)No.17700/2021

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                         JUDGMENT

Dated this the 3rd day of November, 2021

This writ petition was filed by the petitioners seeking to

direct the respondent Bank to release the amount in SB

Account of the 1st petitioner on recording the consent of the

2nd and 3rd petitioners, in the light of Ext.P2 Relationship

Certificate and Ext.P3 Will. In effect, the relief sought for by

the petitioners is to direct the respondent to release the

amount in bank account of late Nandakumar A. without

producing Legal Heir Certificate.

2. When this writ petition came up for hearing today,

the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the

petitioners have obtained Legal Heir Certificate and they will

approach the respondent along with the Legal Heir

Certificate for getting the amount released. WP(C)No.17700/2021

In view of the subsequent developments, no further

orders are required in this writ petition. Recording the

submission made by the petitioner, the writ petition is

disposed of.

Sd/-

N. NAGARESH JUDGE ncd/05.11.2021 WP(C)No.17700/2021

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 17700/2021

PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS

Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE DATED 07.01.2021.

Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF RELATIONSHIP CERTIFICATE DATED 26.3.2021.

Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE WILL DATED 25.5.2012.

Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE PASSBOOK OF A/C NO.

10212093173.