Supreme Court of India

Maharashtra State Financial Corporation v. Ashok K. Agarwal and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] 3 S.C.R. 617
Bench Arun Kumar and R.V. Raveendran JJ.
Decided 30 March 2006
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Judgment, page 6

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Limitation Act, 1963-Article 136 or 137-Applicability of. to application under Sections 31 and 32 of State Financial Corporations Act. 1951-Held: Article 137 is applicable and not Article 136-Article 136 is applicable to execution of decree or order of civil court-There being no execution of decree or order of a civil court while dealing with an application under Sections 31 and 32, Courts below rightly held Article 136 inapplicable-State Financial Corporations Act, 1951-ss.31 and 32-Code of Civil Procedure, 1908-Section 2(2). Appellant-Corporation had sanctioned loan to a Company.

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