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2026 DAILYLAW 44605 (KAR)

SANJAY BALASUBRAMANIAM v. THE BANK MANAGER ICICI BANK

WP/11024/2024 · 2026-09-30

T P Vivekananda

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- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010216572024 NC: 2026:KHC:54490 WP No. 11024 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.VIVEKANANDA WRIT PETITION NO.11024 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SANJAY BALASUBRAMANIAM S/O K BALASUBRAMANAIM, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 2. SHRIPRIYA SANJAY W/O SANJAY BALASUBRAMANIAM. AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, BOTH ARE RESIDING AT GF 15, CLASSIC CALISTO. KAGGADASAPURA, OPP. SBI BRANCH, KAGGADASAPURA, C V RAMAN NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 093. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHASHIDHAR JOSHI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE BANK MANAGER ICICI BANK, KORMANGALA BRANCH, NO.584, 80 FT ROAD, OPP. BETHANY HIGH, KORAMANGALA 8TH BLOCK, BENGALURU-560 095. 2. THE BANK MANAGER HDFC BANK LIMITED, INDIRANAGAR BRANCH, Digitally signed by PAVITHRA B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010216572024 NC: 2026:KHC:54490 WP No. 11024 of 2024 2289, 14TH MAIN HAL, INDIRANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 038 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. FRANCIS XAVIER, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DTD 11.03.2024 AND REPRESENTATION DTD 20.03.2024 MADE BY THE PETITIONER (ANNEXURE-N AND R) AND TO NOTIFY THE POLICE STATIONS ABOUT THE COURTS ORDER AFTER S.91 NOTICE HAS BEEN SENT TO THE BANK 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 T.P.VIVEKANANDA ORAL ORDER The prayer sought in the writ petition is for consideration of the representations dated 11.03.2024 and 20.03.2024 at Annexures-N and R. 2. The request of the petitioners in the aforesaid representations is for removal of the lien in respect of account bearing No.004701535364 in respondent No.1- Bank and the account bearing No.99998939926629 in respondent No.2-Bank. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010216572024 NC: 2026:KHC:54490 WP No. 11024 of 2024 3. This Court by an interim order dated 02.05.2024 directed respondent Nos.1 and 2 to defreeze the savings bank account referred to supra and remove the lien and also permit the petitioners to access the bank accounts. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that pursuant to the interim direction issued by this Court, both the respondents have defreezed the aforesaid accounts and removed the lien attached to the bank accounts in question. 5. Learned counsel for the respondents also submits that after the defreeze of the accounts, the petitioners have closed the account in respondent No.1-Bank and insofar as respondent No.2-Bank is concerned, the balance outstanding in the account in question is zero. 6. Placing on record the submission of the learned counsel appearing for the respondents, the writ petition is - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010216572024 NC: 2026:KHC:54490 WP No. 11024 of 2024 disposed of, since no further orders are required to be passed. Sd/- (T.P.VIVEKANANDA) JUDGE PB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35