IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 33935 of 2010(N) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ RAJU.S., S/O.SUDHAKARAN, AGED 43 YEARS, PULIVILAKOM VEEDU, T.C.14/2186, ORUVATHILKOTTA, ANAYARA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS.SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN, SMT.P.G.BABITHA. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE BRANCH MANAGER, STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE, PETTAH BRANCH, PETTAH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 035. 2. LATHIKA, W/O.VIJAYAN, THEKKEVILA HOUSE, KARIMANAL P.O., KUZHIVILA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 035. R1 BY ADV. SI. R.S. KALKURA, SC, SBT THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P (C) No.33935 of 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 18th November, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner's mother has an account in the Pettah Branch of the State Bank of Travancore, the Manager of which is the first respondent. According to the petitioner,, his mother intends to transfer amounts from her account at the instigation of the second respondent, who is none other than the sister of petitioner. Coming to know of the same, petitioner made Ext.P2 representation to the first respondent, requesting that he shall be informed of any such transfer of amounts. Complaining that there has not been any response to the representation, the writ petition has been filed. 2. As rightly pointed out by the learned standing counsel appearing for the first respondent, petitioner is a third party and that he cannot in any manner challenge the rights of the mother, the account holder, to deal with her assets in the manner she deems it appropriate. Therefore, petitioner has no legal right to insist that the Bank should keep the petitioner informed of the W.P (C) No.33935 of 2010 2 transactions of his mother. In that view of the matter, this Court will not be justified in directing the bank to comply with the petitioner's request contained in Ext.P2. Writ petition fails and it is accordingly dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE ma