4 Notwithstanding anything contained in any other — THE PUNJAB REGULATION OF ACCOUNTS ACT

3 4 Notwithstanding anything contained in any other in force for the time being— 4 Notwithstanding anything contai enactment in force for the time being— (a) in any suit or proceeding relating to a loan the court shall, before deciding the claim on the in any suit or proceeding relating to a loan the court shall, before deciding the claim on the decide the issue, whether court shall, before deciding merits, frame and decide the issue, whether the creditor has complied with the provisions merits, frame and decide the issue, whether the creditor has complied with the provisions lauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) of the creditor has complied with the provisio of clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 ; (b) if the court finds that the provisions of clause of sub-section (1) of section 3 have not if the court finds that the provisions of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 3 have not with by the creditor, the court (a) of sub-section (1) of sec been complied with by the creditor, the court f the plaintiff's claim is established in been complied with by the creditor, the court shall, if the plaintiff's claim is established in whole or in part, disallow the whole or a porshall, if the plaintiff's claim is established in whole or in part, disallow the whole or a por- interest found due, as may seem whole or in part, disallow the whole tion of the interest found due, as may seem the court in the circumstances of tion of the interest found due, as may reasonable to the court in the circumstances of and shall disallow costs ; reasonable to the cou the case and shall disallow costs ; rovisi the case and shall disallow (c) if the court finds that the provisions of clause of sub-section (1) of section 3 have not been if the court finds that the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 have not been ed with by the creditor, the court shal (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 have not complied with by the creditor, the court shal the amount of interest dpe upon complied with by the creditor, the in computing the amount of interest dpe upon loan exclude every period for which the in computing the amount of interest dpe upo the loan exclude every period for which the creditor omitted duly to furnish the account &; the loan exclude every period for which the creditor omitted duly to furnish the account &; required by clause (b) of sub-section (1) © creditor omitted duly to furnish the a required by clause (b) of sub-section (1) ©

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