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Federal Bank Ltd. v. Sagar Thomas and Others

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 121
Bench Brijesh Kumar and Arun Kumar JJ.
Decided 26 September 2003

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the appeal is allowed and the judgment and order passed F by the High Court is set aside and the writ petition is held to be not maintainable.

Judgment, page 33

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Constitution of India-Articles 12, 226-Whether writ petition maintainable against Federal Bank by dismissed employee-Held, no; private company canying on banking business as scheduled bank is not an institution discharging statutory or public duty-Hence not a state or its agency or instrumentality. Constitution of India-Articles 12 and 226-Banking Regulation Act 1951, ss.5 (c)(a), 22, 35, 35A, 36, 36AA, 36AB, 36 AE, 45-Reserve Bank of lndia Act, 1934, ss.2(e), 42(6), 46 -Maintainability of writ petiton by employee of Federal Bank challenging dismissal-Whether amenability to regulation by

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