SBCWP No.213/2002. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR. O R D E R S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.213/2002. Hemant Kumar Agarwal Vs. Bank of Rajasthan & Another Date of order : November 25, 2008. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Shri P.L. Paliwal on behalf of Shri B.K. Sharma for the petitioner. Shri R.K. Kala for the respondents. **** BY THE COURT :- Shri R.K. Kala, learned counsel for the respondents has raised objection regarding maintainability of the writ petition relying on the common judgment of Divison Bench of the Principal Seat at Jodhpur passed on 24/1/2007 in DBSAW No.638/2001 (Arjun Singh Rajpurohit Vs. The Bank of Raj. Ltd. & Ors.) & DBSAW No.18/2005 (Chhagan Lal Mali Vs. The Bank of Raj. Ltd. & Ors.) and other judgments of learned Single Benches of the Principal Seat in Harsukhlal Vs. The Bank of Rajasthan Ltd. & Ors. (SBCWP No.906/1993) decided on 23/11/2004, SBCWP No.487/2004 (Arjun Singh Rajpurohit Vs. The Bank of Raj. Ltd. & Ors.) decided on 3/8/2004, SBCWP No.1536/2002 (Arjun Singh Rajpurohit Vs. The Bank of SBCWP No.213/2002. 2 Raj. Ltd. & Ors.) decided on 11/5/2002 and SBCWP No.3153/2000 (Sheesh Ram Beniwal Vs. General Manager Bank of Rajasthan and ors.) decided on 20/7/2001 wherein, respondent-Bank has been held to be not a State in the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India and challenge made to the orders passed by the respondents in disciplinary matters including dismissal order was not entertained. He also relied on the judgments of Hon'ble Supreme Court in Federal Bank Ltd. Vs. Sagar Thomas and ors. : 2003(6) SLR 396, judgment of Allahabad High Court in Jata Shankar Mishra and others Vs. Benaras State Bank Ltd., Varanasi and others : 2000(8) SLR 747, judgments of Kerala High Court in C.J. Thomas Vs. South Indian Bank Ltd. & Ors. : 1987 (2) LLJ 193 and Immanual Paul Chakkola and another Vs. The Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd. and others : 1987 (2) LLJ 198 to the effect that a private Bank is not a State in the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India. In view of above referred to position of law, this writ petition is dismissed as being not maintainable. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. anil