Unauthorised Transaction Due to Third-Party Breach: Bank Customer Has Zero Liability, Says Bombay HC
A customer has zero liability when an unauthorized transaction occurs due to a third-party breach where the deficiency lies neither with the bank nor the customer but somewhere in the system, the Bombay High Court ruled on Thursday. The court directed Bank of Baroda to refund ₹76 lakh fraudulently debited from a company’s bank account. Justices Girish Kulkarni and…