HRIDAY NARAIN CHOUDHARY vs SHYAM KISHORE SINGH — C.A. No. 137/1996

Case Summary: C.A. No. 137/1996 Hriday Narain Choudhary v. Shyam Kishore Singh & Ors. Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court's judgment dated 14 December 1994 and restoring the lower appellate court's decree. The court held that appellant Choudhary, a mortgagee holding 3.12 acres of land, was entitled to exemption under Government of Bihar Notification S.O.207 (13 February 1981) issued under the Bihar Money Lenders Act, 1974, as his holdings fell below the 5-acre threshold. Though an inadmissible partition document could not be considered, other oral and documentary evidence on record supported his land-holding claim and negated automatic mortgage redemption under Section 12. Costs to be borne by respective parties. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.