Supreme Court of India

Punjab National Bank v. Indian Bank and Anr.

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Reported as [2003] 3 S.C.R. 836
Bench Brijesh Kumar and B.N. Sri Krishna JJ.
Decided 22 April 2003

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the appeal is allowed and the impugned order passed by G the High Court is set aside.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908; Order 6 Rule 17 r/w Section 151: Contract between Indian firm and foreign firm-Loan taken by Indian firm ji·om foreign firm against bank guarantee-Enforcing of bank guarantee by the assignee bank on repudiation of the contract-Denial to encash bank guarantee-Assignee-Bank filing a suit for recovery-Application for amendment of pleading for gelling relief in foreign currency-Amendment allowed by Debt Recove1y Tribunal-Reversed by the High Court-On appeal, Held: Since there has been indication of demand in foreign currency in the Plaint, there lies a claim for

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