https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187617 A party who promptly and specifically denies execution of a disputed guarantee must be given a fair opportunity to prove that denial, including by handwriting expert comparison where the signature itself is in issue. In summary recovery proceedings under the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, procedural flexibility does not justify rejecting a bona fide defence or treating silence in response to a bank notice as an admission. Where the bank has not led sufficient evidence of execution and the tribunals proceed on a mistaken factual basis, refusal to allow expert comparison breaches natural justice and cannot stand. en-us Tue, 17 Jun 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:19:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187617 A party who promptly and specifically denies execution of a disputed guarantee must be given a fair opportunity to prove that denial, including by handwriting expert comparison where the signature itself is in issue. In summary recovery proceedings under the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, procedural flexibility does not justify rejecting a bona fide defence or treating silence in response to a bank notice as an admission. Where the bank has not led sufficient evidence of execution and the tribunals proceed on a mistaken factual basis, refusal to allow expert comparison breaches natural justice and cannot stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Jun 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187617