IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2010 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 7980 of 2010(V) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. M/S.BABU OTTAPILAKAL & CO., CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT, 213/MDC CENTRE EXTENSION, KOTTAYAM-686 001. 2. BABU K.JACOB, 213/MDC CENTRE EXTENSION, KOTTAYAM-686 001. BY ADVS. MR.M.V.BOSE, MR.VINOD MADHAVAN, SMT.NISHA BOSE. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE, THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA, ICAI BHAVAN, INRAPRASTHA MARG, NEW DELHI-110 002. 2. STATE BANK OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS DGM (FRT), FINANCIAL REPORTING, COMPLIANCE & TAXATION DEPARTMENT, CORPORATE CENTRE, MADAME CAMA ROAD, NARIMAN POINT, MUMABI-400 021. 3. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS GOVERNOR, CENTRAL OFFICE, WORLD TRADE CENTRE, CUFFE PARADE, COLABA, MUMBAI-400 005. 4. THE GENERAL MANAGER, DEPARTMENT OF BANKING SUPERVISION, RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, CENTRAL OFFICE, WORLD TRADE CENTRE, CUFFE PARADE,COLABA, MUMABI-400 005. R2 BY ADV. MR. N.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, SBI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.7980 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 22nd day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents 1, 3 and 4 for allotting the first petitioner with statutory audit of a minimum of three branches in any Public Sector Banks other than the banks and its subsidiaries, mentioned in clause 9 of Ext.P1 for the year ending before the 31/3/2010. 2. Today the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that by separate proceedings issued on 17/3/2010 the petitioner has been appointed as one of the statutory branch auditors of the State Bank. It is therefore submitted that there are no further grievances to be adjudicated. Recording the same, this writ petition is closed. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj