IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.25942 of 2008 Between: 1 Kandukuri Seshidhar S/o.Maruthi R/o.chilwakodur village Gollapally Mandal, Karimnagar District 2 Kandukuri Venkat Reddy S/o.Pullaiah R/o.chilwakodur village Gollapally Mandal, Karimnagar District 3 Dhasari Narayana GOud S/o.Beemaiah R/o.chilwakodur village Gollapally Mandal, Karimnagar District 4 Sikinath Lakshmi W/o.Ravinder R/o.chilwakodur village Gollapally Mandal, Karimnagar District 5 Venkatesh S/o.Rayalingam R/o.Appapuram village Gollapally Mandal, Karimnagar District 6 Rajaiah S/o.Lingaiah R/o.Lothunoor village Gollapally Mandal, Karimnagar District 7 Hanmanldhu S/o.Rajaiah R/o.Dathunur village Gollapally Mandal, Karimnagar District 8 Rajamallu S/o.Pochaiah R/o.Sirikonda village Gollapally Mandal, Karimnagar District 9 Anusuraya W/o.Chandraiah R/o.Atmakur village Gollapally Mandal, Karimnagar District 10 Narra Mallakka W/o.Sattanna R/o.Lakshmipuram village Gollapally Mandal, Karimnagar District 11 Rajaiah S/o.Lakshmaiah R/o.Mattunour village Gollapally Mandal, Karimnagar District 12 N.Chary S/o.Narsaiah R/o.Velugumatla village Gollapally Mandal, Karimnagar District 13 Koora chinnakka W/o.Koona Mondaiah R/o.Chilwakodur village Gollapally Mandal, Karimnagar District ... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Deputy General Manager, State Bank of India Secunderabad 2 The Regional Manager, IV-Zone, State Bank of India Warangal, Warangal District 3 The Branch Manager, State Bank of India.Cholwakodur Branch, Gollapally Mandal, Karimnagar District, Presently sitauted at Jagtial Town,Karimnagar District 4 The District Collector, Karimnagar District, Karimnagar ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may will be pleased to issue any writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents No.1 to 3 herein proposing to shift the 3rd respondent bank from Jagtial Town to Gollapalli Town,Karimnagar District as arbitrary, illegal, void ab initio and consequently direct the respondents not to shift the 3rd respondent bank from Jagtial Town,Karimnagar District to Gollapalli Town, or alternatively to direct the respondents No.1 to 3 to shift the 3rd respondent bank to Chilwakodur village, Karimnagar District. Counsel for Petitioners: MR.S.CHALAPATHI RAO Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 3: Mr. DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE Counsel for Respondent No.4: G.P., REVENUE The Court made the following: Order: (Per Hon’ble Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) This is a public interest litigation wherein it has been prayed that branch office of State Bank of India should not be shifted from one place to another. Normally this court would not consider such requests or prayers. However, it would be open to the petitioners to make a request to Respondent No.1 so that the said request can be considered by Respondent No.1. In view of the above, the learned Advocate for the petitioners does not want to press the petition. The petition, therefore, stands disposed of as not pressed. __________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ. _______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. November 27, 2008 MRR