Supreme Court of India
Uco Bank v. Hem Chandra Sarkar
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Before parting with the case, we may also state that in practice, 0 bankers do not set up the statute of limitations against their customers or their lega! representatives, and we see no reason why this case should be an exception to that practice.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Indian Contract Act, 1872: Chapters lX and X-Bailment Agency-Distinguishing features-Duty of Banker-bailee-What is Bank entrusted with charge of goods/documents by customer-Whether an agent or bailee-Whether any fiduciary relationship exists between parties. c Banking Law-Bank and Customer-Existence of fiduciary relationship-Whether could be inferred from entries in current account. The respondent, who was indenting and lifting goods fro,;. textile mills situated in different places, and was maintaining a current account with the appellant-Bank for this purpose, filed a suit against the
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