Even if the bank is a public service bank, writ petition under article 226 is not maintainable if the act in question is not one involving any element of public duty: Kerala High Court The High Court stated that the acts of public sector undertakings arising out of contractual transactions between the parties will not fall under the term “public duty” to attract the Court’s jurisdiction. The court further held that public sector banks providing credit facility or loan on the strength of title deeds given against security cannot be said to be done in discharge of any public function. Reddy and Reddy law firm is one of the leading firms in Maharashtra and handles matters in a varied range of legal subjects.