Supreme Court of India

State Bank of India and Anr. v. Mula Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 320
Bench S.B. Sinha and P.K. Balasubramanyan JJ.
Decided 6 July 2006

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Contract: Contract of indemnity and bank guarantee-Distinction between- Contract for purchase of paper plant-At the instance of supplier, Appel/an/­ bank executed document in favour of purchaser by reason whereof it kept the purchaser indemnified against all losses, claims, damages, actions and costs which may be suffered by it-Document did not contain usual words found in a bank guarantee such as .. unconditional" and "absolute "-Nature of the document-Held: Document constituted a contract of indemnity and not a bank guarantee-Evidence Act, 1872-Sections 91 & 92. Respondent entered unto a

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