JUSTICE J. M. MALIK, PRESIDING MEMBER (ORAL)

1.      Learned counsel for the petitioner heard.

2.      The wife of Shri Radheshyam Sharma, complainant/respondent had taken loan in the sum of Rs. 2 lakh.  According to the said agreement, the said loan was to be paid within 60 equal monthly installments.  However, the case of the petitioner-ICICI Bank Ltd. contends that the loan was to be paid in 62 installments.  It is surprising to note that the learned counsel for the petitioner has not brought the loan agreement for perusal of this Commission.  There is a mention of loan agreement in the order of the State Commission, which clearly specifically and unequivocally states that the loan was to be paid in 59 installments.

3.      It is rudimentary principle of law that documentary evidence will always get preponderance over the oral evidence because it is well known   axiom   of   law that, “Men  may  tell  lies but the documents

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cannot”.  This document is of immense importance which puts the oral submission into the shade.

4.      Consequently, the revision petition is dismissed.