Sunday, February 9, 2014

Declaring JK Bank as Public Authority: Chief Justice transfers JK Bank case on SIC

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 8: Chief Justice of State High Court, Justice M M Kumar has transferred from Srinagar Wing to Jammu the petition filed by J&K Bank challenging the order of Full Bench of State Information Commission whereby the bank was declared as “Public Authority”.
After hearing the both the sides, Chief Justice observed, “the petition should have been filed in the Jammu Wing of the High Court as the decision challenged in the writ petition has been passed at Jammu and out of nine complainants, seven are permanent residents of Jammu province”.
“As the Bank has its established office at Jammu also, no inconvenience would be caused to the Bank to prosecute its case at Jammu. On the other hand, the applicant and others could not be asked to defend their case at Srinagar for the sole reason that Bank has its head office at Srinagar”, the Chief Justice said and directed for transfer of OWP No. 616/2012 titled as J&KBank Limited Versus J&K State Information Commission and Others pending in the Srinagar Wing to the Jammu Wing of the High Court. Registrar (Judicial) Srinagar Wing was directed to send the file to Jammu Wing for listing the same as per roster in Jammu Wing.

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Published in Daily excelsior, JK News Point and other daily newspaper on 9th/Feb/2014.



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CJ transferred petition filed by J&K Bank
Newspoint Bureau
Jammu Tawi, February 8
Chief Justice of State High Court MM Kumar has transferred the petition filed by J&K Bank challenging the order of Full Bench of SIC whereby SIC declares J&K Bank as "Public Authority" from Srinagar Wing to Jammu Wing. This directions has been passed in a transfer petition filed by Vilakshan Singh seeking transfer of petition (titled as J&K Bank Limited v. J&K State Information Commission and ors from Srinagar Wing of the High Court to the Jammu Wing of the Court.
Chief Justice MM Kumar of State High Court after considering the both the sides observed that petition should have been filed in the Jammu Wing of the High Court as the decision challenged in the writ petition has been passed at Jammu and out of nine complainants, seven are permanent residents of Jammu province. As the Bank has its established office at Jammu also, no inconvenience would be caused to the Bank to prosecute its case at Jammu. On the other hand, the applicant and others could not be asked to defend their case at Srinagar for the sole reason that Bank has its head office at Srinagar and further observed that this petition succeeds. OWP no. 616/2012 titled as J&K Bank Limited v. J&K State Information Commission and others pending in the Srinagar Wing is directed to be transferred to the Jammu Wing of the High Court. Registrar (Judicial) Srinagar Wing is directed to send the file to Jammu Wing for listing the same as per roster in Jammu Wing. JNF

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