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September 2010

Banking — Date of maturity of fixed deposit lapsed — Yet payment of maturity value should be along with interest @ 6% p.a.

By Dr. K. Shivaram
Ajay R. Singh
Advocates
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26 Banking — Date of maturity of fixed deposit lapsed — Yet payment of maturity value should be along with interest @ 6% p.a.

(Tausif Ali v. State of Jharkhand & Ors., AIR 2010 Jharkhand 108)

The savings made from the daily earnings of the petitioner’s father, deposits of amount were made by the petitioner’s father in the name of the petitioner, with the bank. As per the terms of the deposit, the period of fixed deposits was for one year and on the date of maturity, the amount of the fixed deposits together with interest accrued, was to be paid to the nominee. Upon maturity of the fixed deposits, when the demand for payment of the amounts was made, the manager of the respondent bank refused to make payment. The petitioner thereafter approached the Registrar, Co-operative Societies, since the bank was registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, but the Registrar also did not entertain the petitioner’s claim.

The Court observed that the date of maturity of the fixed deposits had long lapsed, yet the payment of the maturity value had not been made by the respondent bank to the petitioner.

The respondent bank was directed by the Court to pay the maturity value of the fixed deposit to the petitioner along with interest calculated at the rate of 6% per annum on the maturity value, within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the Court order.

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