JUDGMENT :

V.G. ARUN, J.

1. The appellant, a Grade-III Officer in the rank of Senior Manager in the 1st respondent Bank, had filed the writ petition challenging his transfer from Thrissur to Delhi. The challenge was on the ground that the transfer was punitive in nature and a vindictive action taken against the appellant, who was the Vice President of the Catholic Syrian Bank Officers Association. By the impugned judgment, the learned Single Judge found the writ petition to be not maintainable, the 1st respondent being a scheduled bank, registered as a Company under the Companies Act. For the purpose of deciding the question of maintainability, the learned Single Judge referred to the decisions in Marwari Balika Vidyalaya vs. Asha Srivastava, 2019 (2) KHC 929 (SC), Ramesh Ahuluwalia vs. State of Punjab, (2012) 12 SCC 331, Federal Bank Ltd. vs. Sagar Thomas, (2003) 10 SCC 733, Binny Ltd. and Another vs. Sadasivan and Others, (2005) 6 SCC 657 and Ramakrishna Mission and Others vs. Kago Kunya and Others, 2019 (5) SCALE 559.

2. The appeal is filed contending that the functions of the 1st respondent Bank are similar to that of nationalised banks, and in that sense the 1st respondent Bank i