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2008 Supreme(SC) 1604

ALTAMAS KABIR, MARKANDEY KATJU
Radhey Shyam Gupta – Appellant
Versus
Punjab National Bank – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant :Ms. Shobha, Harish Sharma and R.P. Yadav, Advocates.
For the Respondents:Dhruv Mehta, Harshvardhan Jha, YAshrah Singh Deora and T.S. Sabarish (for M/s. K.L. Mehta & Co.), Advocates.

JUDGMENT

Altamas Kabir, J. —

1. Leave granted.

2. On 28th May, 1986, the Respondent No.1 Bank sanctioned a loan of Rs.83,000/- to Shri Durga Prasad, the Respondent No.2 herein. The appellant stood guarantee for the Principal Debtor for repayment of the loan.

3. As the loan was not repaid by the Principal Debtor, Durga Prasad, the Bank in 1992 filed Suit No.66 of 1992 for recovery of its dues against the respondent No.2 in his capacity as the loanee and against the appellant in his capacity as guarantor. The suit was decreed on 19th December, 1994, by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bayana, District-Bharatpur, in favour of the respondent No.1 ‘Bank for a sum of Rs.1,10,360/-, together with interest at the rate of 12.5% per annum from the date of institution of the suit till realization. While decreeing the suit, the trial Court directed as follows :-

“The plaintiff shall be entitled to recover this amount by auction sale of the hypothecated Matador Mahindra FC RRD/1851. The plaintiff shall also be entitled for cost of litigation. If any amount remains to be paid even after auction sale of the Matador, then the same shall be recovered from other properties of the

























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