Supreme Court of India
Reserve Bank of India and Ors. v. Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Ltd. and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
In the result, the appeal is allowed, the judgment of the Calcutta High Court dated May 3, 1995 in C.O. No. 2!038(W) of 1993 is set aside and the said writ petition filed by the respondents is dismissed.
Judgment, page 31
From the headnote
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934-Sectwn 45;K (3)-Pnwer of Reserve Bank to issue directions-Scope of-The Section confers a wide power 011 the Bank to issue directions and the said power is not restricted to or limited to the receipt of deposits only-The Section is an ·eiiabling Provision-Held, ena bling provision n1ust be so construed as to subserve the purpose for which it has been enacted. Residuary Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions I987-Para 4A (as inserted by Notification dated I9.4.I993)-Enacted to prevent evasion of directions contained in Paras 6 & 12 o_f 1987 DireLtions
Where later benches applied it
- 2022 Small Industries Development Bank of India v. M/s. Sibco Investment Pvt. Ltd.
- 2019 The Authorised Officer, Indian Bank v. D. Visalakshi and Anr.
Of those, 2 referred to
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