Supreme Court of India

BRITISH MOTOR CAR COMPANY (1939) LTD. versus M/S HINDUSTAN COMMERCIAL BANK LTD. SINCE HAS BEEN MERGED INTO PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK & ANR.

2026 INSC 671

Case number: CIVIL APPEAL No. 5714/2012
Judgment date: 2026-07-09
Petitioner / appellant: BRITISH MOTOR CAR COMPANY (1939) LTD.
Respondent: M/S HINDUSTAN COMMERCIAL BANK LTD. SINCE HAS BEEN MERGED INTO PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK & ANR.
Neutral citation: 2026 INSC 671
Other citation: [2026] 7 S.C.R. 581
CNR: ESCR010002172026
Bench / judges: N KOTISWAR SINGH, SANJAY KAROL
Author judge: N KOTISWAR SINGH
Bench size: 2 Judges
Disposal nature: Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year: 2026

Issue for consideration

Whether the amalgamation of Hindustan Commercial Bank- Respondent No.1 with Punjab National Bank-Respondent No.2, effected pursuant to the scheme framed under the Banking Regulation Act, of the Delhi Rent Control Act 1958 or not.

Headnote excerpt

Delhi Rent Control Act 1958 – s.14(1)(b) – Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Effect of amalgamation on tenancy rights – s.14(1)(b), 1958 Act, if attracted – Original tenant-Hindustan Commercial Bank

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