ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
Unspecified Judge, J
Reserve Bank of India – Appellant
Versus
Sri Ram Kumar Varshney – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. revision application details and initial claims. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. history and legal context of currency notes. (Para 4 , 5 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. assessment of the notes and the discretion of the officer. (Para 8 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. court's ruling on the judgments regarding notes. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 5. conclusion and dismissal of the revision application. (Para 17 , 18) |
1. This revision application has been filed under the provisions of S.25 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act and is directed against the decree dated 28th of May, 1956, passed by Sri P. C. Rastogi, Judge Small Cause Court, Chandausi, decreeing a suit filed by the opposite party Sri Ram Kumar Varshney for the recovery of a sum of Rs.193/- against the applicant the Reserve Bank of India on the finding that the Currency Officer was not justified in refusing to make payment in respect of certain currency notes presented to him on the allegation that they were mutilated or imperfect.
2. I have heard Mr. T. N. Sapru for the Reserve Bank of India and Mr. D. Sanyal for Sri Ram Kumar Varshney the plaintiff opposite party. Mr. Sapru has made the following three submissions before me.
(1) Whether or not payment should be made in
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