Supreme Court of India

Raja Ganga Pratap Singh v. The Allahabad Bank Ltd., Lucknow

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Decided 22 January 1957

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The respondent, a scheduled bank, sued the appellant for recovery of money under a mortgage. The appellant claimed reduction of the debt under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Debt Reduction Act, 1953. An advance or debt due to a scheduled bank was excluded from the definition of "debt" given in the Act. The appellant contended that the definition in so far as it excluded certain debts offended Art. 14 Of the Constitution as it made an arbitrary distinction between several classes of debtors.

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