ISWAR BHAI C. PATEL & BACHU BHAI PATEL vs HARIHAR BEHERA & ANR.

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Section 8 of the Orissa Money Lenders Act in a case where the appellant contended that the suit was not maintainable due to the respondent's lack of registration as a money lender at the time of the loan. The Court held that the relationship between the parties did not establish a debtor-creditor relationship as the loan was advanced by the second defendant, not as an agent of the first respondent. Consequently, the suit against the appellant was dismissed, affirming the trial court's decision.