SUKH LAL AND ORS. vs STATE BANK OF INDIA AND ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under the Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment) Act, 1951, a person can be classified as a displaced debtor even if their place of residence was in India prior to migration to Pakistan, provided they were displaced due to the partition or civil disturbances. The Court clarified that 'place of residence' refers to a dwelling house that need not be permanent. The judgment reversed the High Court's decision, affirming that one of the appellants qualified as a displaced debtor under Section 2(10) of the Act.