https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305046 A writ petition may be maintained against a private bank where enforcement of a statutory duty or a public law obligation is sought. Here, the bank's refusal to place notices under Section 160 of the Companies Act, 2013 before the annual general meeting, together with its status as a scheduled bank and the regulatory concerns reflected in intervention under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, showed both statutory and public law elements. On that basis, the Kerala HC held the writ petitions maintainable and granted interim protection by restraining the bank from concluding the annual general meeting. en-us Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Nov 2022 09:00:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305046 A writ petition may be maintained against a private bank where enforcement of a statutory duty or a public law obligation is sought. Here, the bank's refusal to place notices under Section 160 of the Companies Act, 2013 before the annual general meeting, together with its status as a scheduled bank and the regulatory concerns reflected in intervention under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, showed both statutory and public law elements. On that basis, the Kerala HC held the writ petitions maintainable and granted interim protection by restraining the bank from concluding the annual general meeting. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305046