IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
C.SARAVANAN, J
R.Valliyammal, Masanam, Kandammal – Appellant
Versus
The Regional Manager, State Bank of India, Sreepuram, Tirunelveli Region, Tirunelveli – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. legal heirs claim entitlement to operate a bank locker. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. bank stipulations regarding locker access without nomination. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. (Para 7 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
ORDER
This Writ Petition is disposed of at the time of admission with the consent of the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.
2. This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents bank to permit the petitioners to operate the bank locker in Locker No.C-7/19 with the second respondent bank, based on the petitioner’s representation, dated 09.04.2025.
3. The petitioners claim that they are the only surviving legal heirs of the deceased Velayutham, who was holding the aforesaid bank locker with the second respondent Bank. It is submitted that all the surviving legal heirs as per the Legal Heir Certificate, dated 24.12.2024 are before this Court and therefore, they are entitled to open the locker.
4. The learned counsel for the respondents, on the other hand, submits that the deceased Velayutham had not been given any nomination in favour of any person to operate the locker in his absence.
5. It is submitted that no Will also has been ex
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