Reviewed case brief
Jolly George Verghese v. Bank of Cochin
AIR 1980 SC 470
## Summary
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1980
- Subjects
- Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation, Constitutional Law I, Public International Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
Civil imprisonment for non-payment of a decree debt must be reconciled with Article 21 and Article 11 of the ICCPR. Mere inability to pay is not dishonest avoidance; arrest is permissible only where the judgment-debtor has the means to pay but wilfully refuses or has acted in bad faith.
Facts
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Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
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