Payment order on plain paper valid: HC

He said during cross-examination the bank officials had admitted that a letter written by an account-holder to the bank to transfer an amount from his/her account to another account is done accordingly.

Mohini Gupta, who was admitted to a hospital for an operation on October 24, 1994, needed the money urgently but did not have the cheque book with her. She sent a withdrawal order for Rs 8,000through her husband on a plain paper which the bank refused to honour.

Gupta, subsequently withdrew the money through a ATM card thrice as only Rs 3,000 could be withdrawn on it at a time. Gupta, claiming damages of Rs 10,000 for the quot;mental agony and harassmentquot;, said in her suit her husband had to go to the bank repeatedly when she was to undergo a surgery.