- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48065 WP No. 7886 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 7886 OF 2020 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: VELAYUDHAN PILLAI AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS, SON OF LATE MADHAVA PANICKER, RESIDING AT NO.257, TIMBER MILL ROAD, N.T. SANDRA, BANGALORE - 560 075 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SAMARTH PRAKASH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SANCHAR BHAWAN, 20 ASHOKA ROAD, NEW DELHI 110 001 2. THE POST MASTER NEW THIPPASANDRA POST OFFICE, BANGALORE - 560 075 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. D. BASAVARAJA, CGSPC) THIS WP FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION DATED 23.10.2017 ORDER ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SB-1) MINISTRAY OF COMMUNICATION, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, (F S DIVISION), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MARKED AS ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48065 WP No. 7886 of 2020 ORAL ORDER Heard learned counsel appearing for the parties. 2. In this writ petition, the petitioner is assailing the Notification/Order dated 23.10.2017 (Annexure-A), issued by the respondent No.1. 3. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties and on careful examination of the writ papers, would indicate that, the petitioner herein had Savings Account in the respondent No.2- Post Office, which was opened on 22.05.2014 under the Senior Citizen Saving Scheme, 2004 for a period of 5 (five) years and the same came to be matured on 22.05.2019 as per Annexure-C. It is also forthcoming that, the petitioner has sought for extension of the Savings Account and the same was refused on the ground that, the petitioner has to furnish his Mobile Number for KYC purpose to protect the interest of the depositors. 4. However it is submitted that, the petitioner had opened another Account in the Respondent No.2- Post Office, in which he has given the Mobile Number. In that view of the matter, no interference is called for in this writ petition. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48065 WP No. 7886 of 2020 Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE rs List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33 CT-SG