SRINAGAR : The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday quashed criminal proceedings against the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and attorney-holder Shabeena Ibrahim in a 50-year-old joint account dispute, terming the complaint “an abuse of the legal process.” Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

The case arose from multiple joint accounts and fixed deposits opened in 1975 by the late Habibullah Mir and his daughter Jehan Habibullah, with survivorship instructions listed as “either or survivor.” Following Habibullah’s death in 2007, Jehan continued to operate the accounts as the surviving holder. The complainant, Mir Usman Disooki, alleged that HSBC had fraudulently changed account numbers and allowed Jehan to divert funds exceeding Rs 80

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