Supreme Court of India

Peerless General Finance and Investment Co. Ltd. and Anr v. Reserve Bank of India

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Bench N.M. Kasliwal and K. Ramaswamy JJ.

Decided 30 January 1992

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What the Court ordered

In the result I set aside the orders of the High Court and allow the appeals arising out of SLP Nos. 6930-30A of 1991, 7140 of 1991 and C 3676 of 1991 filed by the Reserve Bank of India and dismiss the writ petition No.677of1991.

Judgment, page 44

From the headnote

Reserve Bank of India Act, I934: Sections 45K (3), 45J, 451 & 45L: Residuary Non-Banking Companies-Receiving deposits under the saving schemes-Directions is- sued by Jieserve Bank-,)uch companies to deposit with public sector Banks or invest in unencumbered securities the aggregate amounts of liabilities to depositors-To disdose the same as liabilities in order to secure return of the "!Oney to depositors-,)uch directions whether statu- tory in natllre-Whether ultra vires of Section 45K (3)-Whether violative of Artlt:les 14 and I 9 (I) (g) of the Constitution of India.

Where later benches applied it

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2019 Vasavi Engineering College Parents Association v. State of Telangana and Others relied on
2010 Md. Shahabuddin v. State of Bihar & Ors. relied on
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2024 Association for Democratic Reforms & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2023 The Animal Welfare Board of India and Ors. v. Union of India & Anr referred to
2023 State Bank of India & Ors v. Rajesh Agarwal & Ors referred to
2022 M/s. Jindal Steel and Power Limited v. The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission and Ors. referred to
2022 Satyajit Kumar & Ors. v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors. referred to
2022 Noel Harper & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr. referred to
2022 Small Industries Development Bank of India v. M/s. Sibco Investment Pvt. Ltd. referred to
2021 Akshay N Patel v. Reserve Bank of India & Anr. referred to
2021 Rajeev Suri v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors referred to
2018 Chitra Sharma and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2012 Re: Special Reference N0.1 of 2012 v. -- referred to
2011 Md. Murtaza & Ors. v. State of Assam & Ors. referred to
2013 Suresh Kumar Koushal and Another v. Naz Foundation and Others mentioned
2012 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. v. Hindustan National Glass & Ind. Ltd. and Ors. mentioned

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