Supreme Court of India
Canara Bank vs Mangesh Sitaram Chandekar & Anr on 25 August, 1998
Equivalent citations: AIRONLINE 1998 SC 346
Bench: M Srinivasan, S. Rajendra Babu
PETITIONER: CANARA BANK Vs. RESPONDENT: MANGESH SITARAM CHANDEKAR & ANR. DATE OF JUDGMENT: 25/08/1998 BENCH: A.S.ANAND, M SRINIVASAN, S. RAJENDRA BABU. ACT: HEADNOTE: JUDGMENT:
J U D G E M E N T Dr. ANAND.J Delay condoned.
The application of the petitioner to implead Reserve Bank of India as a party respondent is allowed. Mr. Salve, Senior Advocate is present on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India and waives formal notice.
Leave granted.
On identical questions of fact and law, we have disposed of an appeal arising out of special leave petition
(c) No.11807 of 1997, titled Canara Bank Vs. P R N Upadhyaya & Ors. Thus, for the reasons recorded therein, this appeal succeed and is allowed. The award of the learned Ombudsman (Maharashtra & Goa) dated 10.03.1997 is hereby set aside a and the matter remanded to the learned Ombudsman for its fresh disposal, on merits, in light of the observations made by us in the case of Canara Bank (supra). No costs.