President Dr Arif Alvi has provided relief to 6 different victims of bank fraud by upholding the decisions of the Banking Mohtasib ordering private banks to refund a collective sum of over Rs 827,000 to the accountholders.
The President rejected 05 different representations of Habib Bank Limited and one representation of Meezan Bank Limited against the decisions of Banking Mohtasib directing them to make good the loss of the victims of bank fraud by crediting the lost money to their individual bank accounts.
The President in his decision observed that the banks were given ample opportunity to defend and controvert the claims of the complainants, however, they failed to provide any justification to upset the orders of the Mohtasib
“The Banks failed to discharge their duty and the legal responsibility cast upon them under the law”, the President noted while rejecting the appeals as being devoid of any merit.
