Supreme Court of India

Satpal and Anr. v. Bank of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 5 S.C.R. 34
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 17 January 2020

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, we hold and conclude that there w as no valid basis for the National Commission to reverse t he concurrent findings which were arrived at by the District Forum and the State Commission.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Debt Relief – Debt Relief Scheme for agriculturists – The appellants-farmers took a loan from the first respo ndent for purchasing a tractor – Appellants sought a waiver o f loan under the notified schemes – However, their claim was den ied – The District Forum held that appellants fell in the cat egory of small farmers and amount was waived – However, the Nation al Commission denied complete waiver of loan – On appe al, held: The National Commission came to the contrary conclusi on on the sole ground that the land of the appellants was sit uated in the district which was not included in

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