ORDER

This writ petition has been filed for the issue of Writ of Mandamus directing the second and third respondents to disburse the amounts under the fixed deposit receipts standing in the name of Late P.Kamarajan to the petitioner in his capacity as the nominee.

2.The case of the petitioner is that his uncle Kamarajan had made three fixed deposits in the respondent bank. In all these deposits, the uncle of the petitioner namely Kamarajan had nominated the petitioner as his nominee. The further case of the petitioner is that the said Kamarajan passed away on 14.05.2021 due to Covid-19 complications. The petitioner, thereafter, approached the respondent bank seeking for disbursing the amount that is lying in the fixed deposits. Since there was objection made by respondents 4 to 6, the respondent bank did not hand over the money to the petitioner. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition has been filed before this Court seeking for appropriate directions.

3.Heard Mr.G.Sridharan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.N.Dilipkumar, learned counsel appearing for the respondents 1 to 3.

4.In the considered view of this Court, the respondent bank has to necessarily hand