IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2009 / 22ND POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 116 of 2009(L) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.J. MATHEW, S/O. LATE JOSEPH, AGED 42 YEARS, PUTHUKKAYIL VEEDU, POOMALA P.O., MANICHIRA, SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANAD DISTRICT 673 592. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.) SRI.J.R.PREM NAVAZ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI 2. THE FEDERAL BANK LIMITED, SULTHAN BATHERY BRANCH, WAYANAD, REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER. ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC,J. ----------------------- W.P.(C).No.116 OF 2009 ------------------------ Dated this the 12th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT Petitioner challenges Exts.P3 and P4 communications issued by the Assistant Manager of Sulthan Bathery Branch of the Federal Bank. 2. First of all, a Scheduled Bank like the the Federal Bank is not amenable to the writ jurisdiction of this Court. More over, a reading of the impugned order reveals that the petitioner himself produced documents showing that he own more than 5 acres of land. It was for that reason his claim for the benefits, which are available to the small farmers, who are those having less that 5 acres of land, has been rightly rejected. Since, as per the Government orders, persons having more than 5 acres are ousted from the purview of small farmers. The stand taken by the Bank in Exts.P3 and P4 deserves to be upheld. I do so. Writ Petition fails and is dismissed. vi (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE)