Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 160 · Decided 25 April 1990
Uco Bank v. Hem Chandra Sarkar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 160 · [1990] 2 S.C.R. 709
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3566/1989
- Decided
- 25 April 1990
- Bench
- K. JAGANNATHA SHETTY, M. FATHIMA BEEVI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act
Headnote
B Indian Contract Act, 1872: Chapters lX and X-Bailment­ Agency-Distinguishing features-Duty of Banker-bailee-What is­ Bank entrusted with charge of goods/documents by customer-Whether an agent or bailee-Whether any fiduciary relationship exists between parties. c Banking Law-Bank and The respondent, who was indenting and lifting goods fro,;. textile D mills situated in different places, and was maintaining a current account with the appellant-Bank for this purpose, filed a suit against the Bank for accounts, damages, compensation and delivery of goods or their equivalent in
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