S.138 NI Act: Factors to Keep in mind before making a person vicariously liable

Gopala Krishna Mootha Vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr (Delhi High Court) In a Complaint under Section 138 read with Section 142 of the NI Act a person cannot avoid liability by merely stating that owing to his age he is unable to manage the affairs of the company It is not the case of the petitioner herein that he is a non-executive director. The petitioner is a full-time director. The complaint read as a whole indicates that at the time of cheques being issued by the company and returned by the bank, the son of the petitioner and the petitioner were the only directors of the company a...