Thttathil B. Radhakrishnan, J.

Heard the learned counsel for the appellants and the learned counsel for the respondent.

2. Pitted in this writ appeal against the appellant State Bank of Travancore is a 20 year old girl, who is aspiring to be a Nurse. She has got admission in a recognised institute for B.Sc. Nursing Course. She wanted a loan to support the education, i.e., for an amount of around Rs. 2 lakhs. She and her mother moved the District Collector complaining that the Bank is not acceding to the request for the grant of loan. The Bank then informed that the applicant was already intimated that the loan could not be extended since the student did not have 60% marks in aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Biology and 60% marks for each of those subjects separately. The writ petition, challenging the aforesaid decision, was adjudicated by the learned single Judge and decided upon relying on the decision rendered in Runa Varghese v. Federal Bank [2014 (2) KLT 764]. The Federal Bank, which was the financing institution involved in that litigation, had carried an appeal against that judgment as W.A.715 of 2014. However, on 21/10/2014, the Federal Bank informed the Division