Garnishee Order - Banking - Lecture Slides, Slides of Banking and Finance

This lecture is from Banking. Key important points are: Garnishee Order, Features of Garnishee Order, Attachment Order, Income Tax Authority, Judgement Debtor, Garnishee-Banker to Judgement Debtor, Credit Balance, Case of Partnership

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Garnishee Order
IF A DEBTOR FAILS TO PAY DEBT TO HIS
CREDITOR,THE CREDITOR MAY APPLY TO
THE COURT FOR ISSUING A GARNISHEE
ORDER ON THE BANKER OF HIS DEBTOR.
THIS IS ISSUED UNDER ORDER 21,RULE 46
OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE,1908.
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Garnishee Order

  • IF A DEBTOR FAILS TO PAY DEBT TO HIS CREDITOR,THE CREDITOR MAY APPLY TO THE COURT FOR ISSUING A GARNISHEE ORDER ON THE BANKER OF HIS DEBTOR.
  • THIS IS ISSUED UNDER ORDER 21,RULE 46 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE,1908.

GARNISHEE ORDER (Contd)

  • OBLIGATION OF A BANKER TO HONOUR HIS CUSTOMER’S CHEQUES IS EXTINGUISHED ON RECEIPT OF A GARNISHEE ORDER.
  • SUCH ORDER ATTACHES THE DEBT NOT SECURED BY A NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT BY PROHIBITING THE CREDITOR FROM RECOVERING THE DEBT AND DEBTOR FROM MAKING PAYMENT.
  • THUS A/C OF A CUSTOMER BECOMES SUSPENDED.

• IF THE A/C IS OVERDRAWN BANKER

OWES NO MONEY TO THE CUSTOMER

HENCE NO EFFECT OF THE ORDER.

• LIMIT AVAILABLE IN O/D OR C/C A/C

CANNOT BE ATTACHED (CANARA

BANK VRS PF COMMISSIONER-

KARNATAKA HIGH COURT)

• BANKER HAS RIGHT TO SET OFF ANY

DEBT BEFORE ATTACHMENT IF IT IS

DUE

• ORDER IS NOT APPLICABLE TO

CHQ/DD/BILLS UNDER COLLECTION

AT THE TIME OF ORDER-BUT ONCE IT

IS COLLECTED AND CREDITED TO

THE A/C THE ORDER IS APPLICABLE.

• THE SALE PROCEEDS OF THE

CUSTOMERS’ SECURITIES TILL NOT

CREDITED ARE NOT ATTACHABLE.

• CHQ PASSED FOR PAYMENT BUT NOT

PAID IS TO BE STOPPED.

• AMOUNT TRANSFERRED FROM THE

A/C TO ANOTHER A/C IS A MERE BOOK

TRANFER TILL THE OTHER A/C

HOLDER IS INTIMATED BY THE BANK

AND THEREFORE IT IS ATTACHABLE.

• CHQ RECEIVED IN CLEARING AND

PAID BEFORE RETURNING TIME IS

VALID IF THE ORDER IS RECEIVED

AFTER RETURNING TIME.

• MONEY HELD ABROAD BY THE

JUDGEMENT DEBTOR IS NOT

AFFECTED

• SECURITY HELD IN SAFE CUSTODY IS

NOT AFFECTED

• IN CASE OF JOINT A/C---SUCH A/C

CANNNOT BE ATTACHED IF ONLY ONE

IS JUDGEMENT DEBTOR.

• IN CASE OF PARTNERSHIP A/C---IF

THE FIRM IS JUDGEMENT DEBTOR

BOTH THE FIRM AS WELL AS THEIR

PERSONAL A/CS CAN BE ATTACHED

AS THEY ARE JOINTLY AND

SEVERALLY LIABLE.

• IF A PARTNER IS JUDGEMENT

DEBTOR---ONLY HIS PERSONAL A/C

CAN BE ATTACHED AND NOT THAT OF

FIRM OR PERSONAL A/C OF OTHER

PARTNERS.

• TRUST A/C---A TRUSTEE HOLDS THE

FUND FOR SOMEONE ELSE.COURT

SHOULD BE INFORMED IF THE A/C IS

AS SUCH.

INCOME TAX (CONTD)

• BALANCE IN JOINT A/C IS ALSO

ATTACHABLE EVEN IF ONE OF THEM

IS INVOLVED.THE SHARE TO BE

PRESUMED 50 50 UNLESS

OTHERWISE IS PROVED.

• A BANKER IS DISCHARGED ONCE THE

PAYMENT IS MADE.

• NON-COMPLIANCE WILL MAKE THE

BANK DEEMED ASSESSEE.

• JUDGEMENT DEBTOR-WHOSE MONEY

IS FROZEN

• JUDGEMENT CREDITOR-ON WHOSE

REQUEST ORDER IS ISSUED

• GARNISHEE-BANKER TO JUDGEMENT

DEBTOR