Supreme Court sets aside High Court directions to deploy security guards at all ATMs as banks say it is impractical

The court accepted the arguments raised by various banks that it was not practical to deploy security guards at all ATMs round the clock.

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The Supreme Court in the case State Bank Of India And Others Versus Reserve Bank Of India And Others observed and has set aside the directions issued by the Gauhati High Court in December 2013 for the security of ATMs.

The court accepted the arguments raised by various banks that it was not practical to deploy security guards at all ATMs round the clock.

The High Court in the case directed that security guards should be placed round the clock at all ATMs and that only one customer can enter for one ATM, at a time.

Challenging the direction of High Court, the State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and the Bank of India approached the Supreme Court.

In December 2016, the Supreme Court stayed the direction of High Court to deploy security guards at all ATMs.

The bench comprising of Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing the present matter.