The State Bank of India Act,1955
Section 14. Branch registers
(1) The State Bank shall cause to be kept at its local head offices branch registers which shall be deemed to be part of the principal register, and in which shall be entered the particulars as in the principal register of shareholders whose registered addresses are within the areas prescribed with reference to each register.
(2) Any shareholder may apply to have his name transferred from one branch register to another in respect of the whole, but not any part, of the shares standing in his name, and the State Bank shall, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, cause the registers to be amended accordingly.