RAMASWAMI J.

The suit for ordering the defendant, the Hyderabad State Bank Ltd., forthwith to release and deliver over to the plaintiff Abbu Chettiar the goods, viz., 4, 050 bags of Gingelly oil seeds described in the plaint schedule, and for damages of Rs. 1, 800 and for an interim order directing the defendant to deliver over to the plaintiff the said goods and for costs

The case for the plaintiff is as follows : He is a merchant carrying on business in gingelly, castor and groundnut oil as manufactured and wholesale dealer and distributor with head office at No. 81 Perambur Barracks Road, Vepery, Madras, and branches all over the City. The defendant, the Hyderabad State Bank Ltd., with its head office in Hyderabad State, has its branch office at Linghi Chetty Street, George Town, Madras. The plaintiff had dealings with the defendant bank on a produce loan account. On the forenoon of 23rd December the plaintiff sent his clerk, Rukmangadan, P.W. 4, with cash of Rs. 2, 000 to pay it into the bank and settle the produce loan account in which according to the plaintiff the balance due was Rs. 1, 255-14-6 plus interest and get a release of the goods and for which purpose tak