Supreme Court of India

Canara Bank v. Canara Sales Corporation & Ors

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Reported as [1987] 2 S.C.R. 1138
Bench V. Khalid and G.L. Oza JJ.
Decided 22 April 1987

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We hold that the .iudment of the High Court and that of the Trial Judge have to be upheld.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881-Sections 6, 31, 77, 85 and 117-Bank and customer of the Bank-Relationship between-That of a creditor and debtor-Cheque duly signed by a customer presented­ Mandate to Bank to pay the amount-Element of trust between Bank and its customer-Exists. Banking Law-Bank and Customer-Entries in pass book and statement of accounts furnished by bank-Customer whether duty bound to intimate discrepancies. The respondent-company had a current account with the lant-bank in its Mangalore Bonder Branch. The Managing Director of the company and the General Manager of a sister

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