W.P.(MD)No.9610 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 08.06.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR W.P.(MD)No.9610 of 2026 Alagammai ... Petitioner vs. 1.The Branch Manager, Tamilnadu Grama Bank, Kallal Branch, Sivagangai District. 2.A.Kumar ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned communication dated 21.02.2026 and quash the same and consequently, to direct the 1st Respondent to release the pledged gold ornaments forthwith. For Petitioner :Mr.R.Balamurali For R1 :Mr.Y.Jagadeesh for Mr.N.Dilip Kumar For R2 :Ms.N.Priya ***** 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.9610 of 2026 O R D E R The petitioner is before assailing the communication, dated 21.02.2026 issued by the first respondent. By the said communication, the petitioner's request to release the gold jewels pledged by the daughter of the petitioner, namely, Rani, wife of Kumar, came to be rejected. 2.The petitioner's daughter availed gold loan from the first respondent Bank and offered gold jewels as a security towards repayment of the said loan. The whereabouts of the petitioner's daughter is unknown and a missing certificate has also been obtained and thereafter, the petitioner, who is her mother, discharged the gold loan and thereafter, submitted an application to release the gold jewels deposited by her daughter. However, the said request has not been acceded to by the respondent Bank citing that the second respondent, who is the husband of the petitioner's daughter, has objected to the request made by the petitioner. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.9610 of 2026 3.The learned counsel for the second respondent, on instructions, submitted that the second respondent has no objection for releasing the gold jewels in favour of the petitioner. The said submission is taken on record. 4.In the light of the submission made by the learned Counsel for the parties, the impugned order passed by the first respondent, dated 21.02.2026 is set aside and a direction was issued to the first respondent to release the gold jewels pledged by the petitioner’s daughter to the petitioner forthwith subject to the petitioner and the third respondent executing indemnity bond. 5.The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. There shall be no order as to costs. Index :Yes / No 08.06.2026 Internet :Yes / No NCC :Yes / No cmr 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD)No.9610 of 2026 HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J. cmr W.P.(MD)No.9610 of 2026 08.06.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis