law: Interest Act, 1978
  2.
  
  Definitions.-
  In
  
  this Act, unless the context otherwise requires;-
  (a)
  
  " court includes a tribunal and an arbitrator;
  (b)
  
  " current rate of interest" means the highest
  
  of the maximum, rates at which interest may be paid on different classes of deposits
  
  (other than those maintained in savings account or those maintained by
  
  charitable or religious institutions) by different classes of Scheduled banks
  
  in accordance with the directions given or issued to banking
  companies  generally by the
  
  Reserve Bank of  India  
  
  under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949).
  Explanation
  
  ;- In this clause, "scheduled
  
  Bank" means a bank , not being a Co-operative bank , transacting any
  
  business authorised by the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949);
  (c)
  
  " debt " means any liability for an
  
  ascertained sum of money and includes a debt payable in kind, but does not
  
  include a judgment debt;
  (d)
  
  " personal injuries" includes any diseases
  
  and any impairment of a person physical or mental condition;
  (e)
  
  all other words and expression used herein but not defined and defined in the
  
  Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) shall have the meanings
  
  respectively assigned to them in the Act.