Supreme Court of India · 2002-12-19
SYNDICATE BANK vs R. VEERANNA .
- Citation / case number
- SC 1994/10551
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SYNDICATE BANK
- Respondent
- R. VEERANNA .
- Bench
- SHIVARAJ V. PATIL & ARIJIT PASAYAT
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the trial court's decision regarding the recovery of Rs. 9,82,963.47 by the plaintiff-Bank, affirming that the defendants acknowledged their debts and the suit was within the limitation period. The Court found that the trial court correctly determined the interest rate at 11% per annum, rejecting the plaintiff's claim for a higher rate based on Reserve Bank of India guidelines. The appeal was dismissed as the High Court did not find grounds to overturn the trial court's findings on the interest rate and other issues.