1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 09.02.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.SASIDHARAN W.P.(MD)No.523 of 2011 and M.P.(MD)No.1 of 2011 P.Subbaiah : Petitioner Vs. 1.The Regional Manager, State Bank of India, Regional Business Office, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District. 2.The Branch Manager,State Bank of India, Palayamkottai, Sankarankovil Taluk, Tirunelveli District. 3.The Director,University College of Engineering, Nagercoil, Anna University of Tirunelveli, (Nagercoil Campus),Konam, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. : Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the second respondent bank to issue an educational loan application and to sanction the education loan as per the fees structure certificate prescribed by the third respondent college from 1st year to IV year of B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) degree course. For Petitioner :Mr.S.T.Sasidharan Tamilkani For R2 :Mr.S.Sethuraman O R D E R The petitioner seeks a Writ of Mandamus directing the second respondent to sanction educational loan to him so as to enable him to complete his Engineering course. 2. According to the petitioner, he has approached the second respondent on 2.11.2010 with a request to sanction educational loan. However, the second respondent did not take any action. Therefore, the petitioner issued a lawyer notice to the second respondent on 15.12.2010. Even then, there was no response from the second respondent, which made the petitioner to file this writ petition. 3. The learned standing counsel for the second respondent Bank on instructions submitted that the petitioner has not approached the Bank and in case, the petitioner submits an application along with the required documents, his request for granting educational loan as per the educational loan scheme would be considered by the second respondent https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 Bank. 4. Since the second respondent Bank has agreed to consider the request, the petitioner is directed to approach the second respondent Bank on any of the working days. The second respondent Bank is directed to issue the application form to the petitioner, so as to enable him to make an application and in the event of filing any such application within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, the same shall be considered by the second respondent on merits and in accordance with the educational loan scheme. The said exercise shall be completed within three weeks thereafter. 5. The Writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. No Costs. SD DEPUTY REGISTRAR ( LA ) /TRUE COPY/ ASST REGISTRAR rj2 To 1.The Regional Manager, State Bank of India, Regional Business Office, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District. 2.The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Palayamkottai, Sankarankovil Taluk, Tirunelveli District. 3.The Director, University College of Engineering, Nagercoil, Anna University of Tirunelveli, (Nagercoil Campus), Konam, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. 1CC TO MR. S.T. SASIDARAN TAMIL KANI, ADCVOCATE, SR: 5059: DM:2011:FEBRUARY:11:: W.P.(MD)No.523 of 2011 2P:5C: https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/