1 APHC010537212025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO:28065 of 2025 Between: 1. MARRIBOINA KULLAYAPPA, S/O.M.VENKATA SUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, OCC RETIRED PERSONAL OFFICER IN APSPDCL, R/O.6 CROSS, TIRUMALA NAGAR, UPPARAPALLY VILLAGE, TIRUPATHI RURAL MANDAL, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, I-TOWN POLICE STATION ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 2. THE ICICI BANK, ONGOLE BRANCH, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT REP BY ITS MANAGER. 3. THE ICICI BANK, M.R.PALLY BRANCH, TIRUPATHI, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT REP BY ITS MANAGER. 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following Order: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: 2 “ … a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the Respondent No. 1 in issuing the impugned notice dated 05.09.2025 directing the Respondents No 2 and 3 to freeze the debit transactions of saving account and pursuant to the notice the Respondents No 2 and 3 freezed the debit transactions of the saving account No. 630901051932 belong to the Petitioner v existing in the 3rd Respondent Bank preventing the Petitioner to withdraw the pension amount as arbitrary illegal and in violation of Article 14 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the impugned notice dated 05.09.2025 issued by the 1st Respondent to the 2nd Respondent and further direct the Respondents to defreeze the debit transactions in the saving account No.630901051932 belong to the Petitioner enabling the Petitioner to withdraw the pension amount in the interest of justice” 2. Heard Sri P. Nagendra Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that the Investigating Officer addressed a letter to the Bank to defreeze the account. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that recording the same, the petition may be disposed of. 5. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the respondent No.2 is directed to defreeze the account of the petitioner, since it is no longer required. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:23.10.2025 KNN 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WP.No.28065 of 2025 Dt.23.10.2025 KNN