IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 16258 of 2008 Between: M. Rama Rao, President, The Mandal Consumers Protection Council (Regd.No. 186/96) AT/PO Meliaputti, Meliaputti Mandal, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chariman.Managing Director, Andhra Bank Head Office Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad. 2 The General Manager, The State Bank of India, Head Office Bank Street, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector and Magistrate Chairman, District Coordination Committee (Banking), Collectorate, Srikakulam. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 and 2 to consider the representations of the petitioner for shifting the Andhra Bank Branch Office from the Naxal infested area Injadupalli to the Meliaputti Mandal Head Quarters or in the alternative to direct the 3rd respondent to establish a Branch of the State Bank of India at Meliaputti Mandal Head Quarters and consequenty direct the 3rd respondent to desist from finalising any proposals for establishing the Branch of the State Bank of India in Chapara village in the interest of justice and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.GAJENDER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: DR.K.LAKSHMI NARASIMHA The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Anil R. Dave, CJ) This is a public interest litigation wherein it has been prayed that the State Bank of India and the Andhra Bank should have their branches at a particular place. In our opinion, it is for the concerned Banks to decide as to where they should put up their branches. In the circumstances, we do not find any substance in this public interest litigation. The writ petition is dismissed with no order as to costs. _______________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ 28th July, 2008. _________________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J GRR