WP/1482/2025 of VINJAMURI SANTHA RATNAM Vs THE SOUTH INDIAN BANK KOVVUR BRANCH

APHC010027152025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3329] (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY ,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 1482/2025 Between: Vinjamuri Santha Ratnam ...PETITIONER AND The South Indian Bank Kovvur Branch and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. B SESIBUSHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. SREEDHAR VALIVETI The Court made the following: O R D E R: 1. This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to declare the action of Respondent Nos. 1, 3 & 5 in freezing the account of the petitioner bearing No.1048073000000010 as illegal and violative of Articles 14, 20 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently set-aside the same. 2. The petitioner has been running general stores in the name and style of M/s. Santa Ratnam Kirana and General Stores and maintaining Current Account No. 1048073000000010 with South Indian Bank, Kovvur Branch – Respondent No.1. To the petitioner’s surprise, her account was frozen by Respondent No.1 bank following a communication/complaint received from the Cyber C