Supreme Court of India

Industrial Investment Bank of India Ltd. v. Bishwanath Jhunjhunwala

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Reported as [2009] 13 S.C.R. 391
Bench Dalveer Bhandari and H.L. Dattu JJ.
Decided 18 August 2009

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Debt - Recovery of - Liability of guarantor vis-a-vis principal debtor - Default in loan payment - Lending Bank initiating proceedings against principal debtor as well as guarantor in different forums - High Court in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 227 of Constitution of India staying proceedings before Tribunal till the right of the lending Bank was established against the principal debtor - On appeal, held: Order of High Court not justified - Liability of guarantor and principal debtor are co-extensive and not alternative - Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India Act, 1984 - s. 40 -

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