UNITED BANK OF INDIA vs SMT. KANAN BALA DEVI & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that notice to one branch of a bank does not constitute notice to other branches under Order XXII, Rules 4 and 10-A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The Court found that the High Court erred in rejecting the application to set aside abatement and condone delay, as there was no evidence that the branch which filed the suit had prior knowledge of the defendant's death. The Court emphasized that constructive knowledge cannot be imputed to the concerned branch based solely on information received by another branch.