Category Archives: Negotiable Instruments Act

Notice sent by registered post is deemed to be served if it was returned back with postal endorsement

By | April 17, 2017

This Court in catena of cases has held that when a notice is sent by registered post and is returned with postal endorsement “refused” or “not available in the house” or “house locked” or “shop closed” or “addressee not in station”, due service has to be presumed Jagdish Singh v. Natthu Singh [1992] 1 SCC… Read More »

Dishonour of post-dated cheques covered by section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act

By | October 28, 2016

whether in the facts of the present case, the dishonour of a post-dated cheque given for repayment of loan installment which is also described as “security” in the loan agreement is covered by Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (“the Act”). Held Dishonour of cheque in the present case being for discharge of… Read More »

No need to send individual notices to Directors u/s 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act

By | May 5, 2016

Held In our view, Section 138 of the Act does not admit of any necessity or scope for reading into it the requirement that the directors of the Company in question must also be issued individual notices under Section 138 of the Act. Such directors who are in charge of affairs of the Company and… Read More »

Govt notified Negotiable Instruments Amendment Bill 2015

By | January 6, 2016

The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015 notified; Focus on clarifying the jurisdiction related issues for filing cases for offence committed under Section 138 of the Act The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was passed by the Parliament in the recently concluded Winter Session of the Parliament. The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2015 received the assent… Read More »

NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015

By | December 31, 2015

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART II — Section 1 MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 29th December, 2015/Pausha 8, 1937 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 26th December, 2015, and is hereby published for general information:— THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015… Read More »

Dishonour of Cheque :Not only Director but all persons in charge of conduct of Business are liable for prosecution

By | December 11, 2015

whether a person simply being a Director of a Company is liable to be prosecuted by virtue of the provisions of Section 141 NI Act or the person who at the time of offence was in charge of and was responsible to the company for the conduct of the business of the Company would be… Read More »

All directors liable for cheque dishonouring as they were involved in day to day management of accused Company

By | October 8, 2015

Section 138, read with section 141, of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Subject :-Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency etc., of funds in account Facts of the Case :- Appellant had filed a complaint against accused company and its directors for dishonour of cheque issued by it .High Court by impugned order quashed proceedings in respect… Read More »