Supreme Court of India

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

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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 was no valid basis for the National Commission to reverse the 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 respondent for purchasing a tractor – Appellants sought a waiver of loan under the notified schemes – However, their claim was denied – The District Forum held that appellants fell in the category of small farmers and amount was waived – However, the National Commission denied complete waiver of loan – On appeal, held: The National Commission came to the contrary conclusion on the sole ground that the land of the appellants was situated in the district which was not included in Annexure-I…

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