THE DECREE-HOLDER IS ENTITLED TO APPROPRIATE THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED BY THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR FIRST TOWARDS INTEREST

Citation
CDJ 2006 SC 909

Gurpreet Singh vs union of India

Head Note
Cases Referred:
1. Prem Nath Kapur & Anr. v. National Fertilizers Corporation of India Ltd. & Ors., I (1996) CLT 220 (SC)=(1995) Suppl. 5 SCR 790. (Approved) [Para 3]
2. Sunder v. Union of India, VI (2001) SLT 641=IV (2001) CLT 18 (SC)=(2001) Suppl. 3 SCR 176. (Relied) [Para 3]
3. Marimella Suryanarayana v. Venkataraman Rao, AIR 1953 Mad. 458. (Relied) [Para 8]
4. Mt. Amtul Habib v. Mohammad Yusuf, ILR 40 All. 125. (Relied) [Para 12]
5. Gopalje v. Sumrit Mandar, AIR 1933 Patna 89. (Relied) [Para 12]
6. Varki Ouseph v. Narayanan Parameswara Panicker, AIR 1956 Tra.Coc 46. (Relied) [Para 12]
7. Meghraj and Others v. Mst. Bayabai and Others, 1969 (2) SCC 274. (Relied) [Para 13]
8. Industrial Credit & Development Syndicate Now Called I.C.D.S. Ltd. v. Smithaben H. Patel (Smt.) and Others, II (1999) SLT 22=I (1999) CLT 147 (SC)=(1999) 1 SCR 555. (Relied) [Para 14]
9. Jai Ram v. Sulakhan Mal, AIR 1941 Lah. 386. (Relied) [Para 16]
10. Mathunni Mathai v. Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd. & Ors., I (1996) BC 134 (SC)=(1995) 3 SCR 765. (Not Applicable) [Para 32]

Comparative Citations:
2007 (3) CTC 170, 2006 (8) SCC 457, 2006 (9) SLT 528,2008(2) RCR (civil) 207

(Constitution Bench)

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