Read the full judgment text of HCMP 000363/1981 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. On 12th December, 1980, the Money Lenders Ordinance came into operation. It repealed and replaced Cap. 163, a short ordinance passed in 1912, which, inter alia, permitted the Court to give a borrower relief from unconscionable transactions, provided for the registration of money lenders and imposed penalties for false representations.