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Shri Ram Narain v Simla Banking and Industrial Co Ltd

AIR 1956 SC 614; 1956 SCR 60319561 min read
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Facts
The appellant, a displaced person from Lahore living in Banaras, had a fixed deposit of Rs 1,00,000 in the Lahore branch of the Simla Banking and Industrial Co. Ltd; the bank adjusted it against a disputed cash-credit debt instead of paying it.
Held
Execution of a decree against a banking company in liquidation, and attachment proceedings incidental to it, fall exclusively within the jurisdiction of the High Court under S.45A and S.45B of the Banking Companies Act, 1949.
Principle
Under S.45A and S.45B of the Banking Companies Act, 1949, execution of a decree against a bank in liquidation, including attachment, lies exclusively with the High Court; the Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment) Act does not override that jurisdiction.
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Facts

  • The appellant, a displaced person from Lahore living in Banaras, had a fixed deposit of Rs 1,00,000 in the Lahore branch of the Simla Banking and Industrial Co. Ltd; the bank adjusted it against a disputed cash-credit debt instead of paying it
  • Under the Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment) Act, 1951 he applied to the Tribunal at Banaras and obtained a decree on 3 January 1953, after winding-up proceedings against the bank had begun in the Punjab High Court
  • His execution was transferred to the Bombay High Court, which on 18 June 1954 ordered attachment of the bank's property in Bombay
  • On the Official Liquidator's application under S.45C of the Banking Companies Act, 1949, the Punjab High Court transferred the execution proceedings to itself and set the attachment aside; the appellant appealed by special leave

Held

  • Execution of a decree against a banking company in liquidation, and attachment proceedings incidental to it, fall exclusively within the jurisdiction of the High Court under S.45A and S.45B of the Banking Companies Act, 1949.
  • The Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment) Act, 1951 could not override that jurisdiction. The Punjab High Court's order setting aside the Bombay attachment was upheld and the appeal dismissed with costs.

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Citation

Shri Ram Narain v Simla Banking and Industrial Co Ltd AIR 1956 SC 614; 1956 SCR 603

Reported: https://api.sci.gov.in/jonew/judis/730.pdf. This is an educational summary, not the judgment itself. Cite the reported version in professional or academic work.