THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.3607 of 2005 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent Bank in not taking steps for payment of the matured amount on the Vikas Cash Certificate bearing E.No.0072878/422 dated 30.12.1994 without there being any reason as arbitrary, illegal and consequently direct the respondent to pay the matured amount along with interest. It appears, on 30.12.1994 petitioner-School had purchased Vikas Cash Certificate for Rs.19,458/- from the Respondent Bank in the joint names of District Educational Officer, Nizamabad and Correspondent of the said School. As per the terms and conditions of the said Cash Certificate, maturity amount of Rs.31,814/- will be payable after completion of five years i.e. on or after 30.12.1999. While that being so, it appears that the said Cash Certificate was misplaced while shifting the school records from one place to another and in spite of best efforts, the same could not be traced out. Therefore, petitioner made a representation to the District Educational Officer on 24.4.2001 informing the same and requested to issue a letter to the respondent Bank for payment of the maturity amount. In turn, the District Educational Officer addressed a letter dated 17.9.2001 to the respondent Bank informing that the original certificate which was purchased was already matured by 30.12.1999 and the same was lost and requested the respondent Bank to make payment of the accumulated amount. In this regard, petitioner has also made a representation to the respondent Bank by enclosing the notarized affidavit and xerox copy of Vikas Cash Certificate, but in spite of the same, there was no response. Hence this writ petition. I am of the considered opinion, in the teeth of the letter addressed by the District Educational Officer to the Respondent Bank, there was no ambiguity for the Bank to make payment of the matured amount along with interest to the petitioner. Under those circumstances, the Respondent Bank is directed to release the amounts accumulated to the account of Vikas Cash Certificate bearing E.No.0072878/422 dated 30.12.1994 along with interest in favour of petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order after obtaining indemnity bond from the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 20.1.2011 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.3607 of 2005 20.1.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.3607 of 2005 Date: 20th January, 2011 Between: Urdu Upper Primary School, rep. by its Correspondent Ghulam Mohiuddin Shakarnagar, Bodhan, Nizamabad dist. .. Petitioner And Syndicate Bank, rep. by its Branch Manager, Bodhan Branch, Nizamabad district. .. Respondent