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Trust Need Not Be Party to Implicate Chairman Under NI Act: SC

Corporate Law : upreme Court held that a trust is not a separate legal entity under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882, and only its trustees can be held...

October 10, 2025 726 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 138 NI Act Offense if Cheque Presented for Full Amount After Partial Payment

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court of India ruled that presenting a cheque for its full amount after a partial payment was made does not constitute...

August 18, 2025 3645 Views 0 comment Print

SC Quashes Negotiable Instruments Act Case Against Director Post-Moratorium

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court in Vishnoo Mittal v. M/s Shakti Trading Company quashed proceedings against a director under Section 138 of the ...

August 8, 2025 1281 Views 1 comment Print

No 138 NI Act Case Against Director Post Insolvency Start

Corporate Law : SC rules that directors cannot face Section 138 NI Act cases if the cause of action arises after insolvency proceedings begin unde...

March 21, 2025 1092 Views 0 comment Print

Territorial Jurisdiction for Cheque Bounce Cases (NI Act under Section 138)

Corporate Law : Understanding territorial jurisdiction under Section 138 of the NI Act. Key rulings and amendments explain where cheque bounce cas...

March 9, 2025 8985 Views 0 comment Print


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Proposed Decriminalization of Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 Unwarranted & against Public Interest

Corporate Law : The Modi government in a bit to improve ease of doing business and unclogging courts has decided that 39 sections  in 19 differen...

June 12, 2020 4836 Views 1 comment Print

Negotiable Instrument (Amendment) Bill, 2018 passed by Lok Sabha

Corporate Law : Lok Sabha passes Negotiable Instrument (Amendment) Bill, 2018 a bill further to amend the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 by whic...

July 25, 2018 17448 Views 14 comments Print

Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 as introduced in Lok Sabha

Corporate Law : It is, therefore, proposed to introduce the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to provide, inter alia, for the followin...

January 6, 2018 2565 Views 0 comment Print

Carifying jurisdiction related issues for filing cases for offence committed U/s. 138 of NI Act

Corporate Law : Proposal to promulgate the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shr...

June 10, 2015 1700 Views 0 comment Print

Approval to introduce Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015

Corporate Law : The main amendment included in this is the stipulation that the offence of rejection/return of cheque u/s 138 of NI Act will be en...

April 22, 2015 2594 Views 0 comment Print


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Cheque Bounce Case Not Quashed Due to Prima Facie Evidence of Dishonour

Corporate Law : The Court held that repeated dishonour of cheque and non-payment after notice established a prima facie case. It refused to quash ...

April 20, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

ITRs Irrelevant for Proving Debt in Cheque Bounce Case: Gujarat HC

Corporate Law : The court interpreted the scope of Section 91 CrPC in summoning documents. It ruled that parties cannot demand documents as a matt...

April 18, 2026 1908 Views 0 comment Print

Negligence of bank in presenting cheque within validity period is deficiency in service: Compensation payable

Corporate Law : Supreme Court held that negligence on part of bank in presentation of cheque within the validity period of cheque leads to ‘defi...

April 17, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

Client Liable for CA Fees: Bombay HC Confirms Cheque Bounce Case After 9 Years

Corporate Law : The case examined whether the accused could disprove liability under Section 138. The court upheld conviction as the presumption r...

April 4, 2026 5301 Views 0 comment Print

Cheque Dishonour Due to Subsequent Freezing of Drawer’s Bank Account – S.138 NI Act Not Attracted: Karnataka HC

Corporate Law : The court analysed whether the reason account blocked falls within the scope of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. It ...

March 12, 2026 678 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Telangana HC Issues Practice Directions on Cheque Bouncing Cases

Corporate Law : Pursuant to directions of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, following Practice Directions are issued to all Courts dealing with case...

June 21, 2021 4419 Views 0 comment Print

Every Saturday declared as a public holiday for LIC of India

Finance : Central Government hereby declares every Saturday as a public holiday for Life Insurance Corporation of India, with immediate effe...

April 15, 2021 4008 Views 0 comment Print

Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2018

Corporate Law : This Act may be called the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2018. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central ...

August 2, 2018 25536 Views 7 comments Print

The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2015

Corporate Law : MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 29th December, 2015 The following Act of Parliament received t...

December 29, 2015 4048 Views 2 comments Print

President assents Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015

Corporate Law : NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to p...

June 15, 2015 6900 Views 1 comment Print


Are you an Accused in False Cheque Bounce Litigation- Do this

June 14, 2020 13197 Views 3 comments Print

In India, the biggest problem with Laws is that anyone can file the case against anyone even with a small iota of evidence as procedure are not taken seriously in trial and lower courts. For ex., it is the onus on the Court to ensure all the facts of the case at the time of […]

Section 138 Case is delayed or Fails, Know Common Mistakes

June 14, 2020 15549 Views 9 comments Print

Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act (As amended) [Section 138] is popularly called as Cheque Bouncing case and this is one of the most trusted and success legal remedy being availed almost by all at their first instance till the new law came under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code for its various benefits and among all […]

Proposed Decriminalization of Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 Unwarranted & against Public Interest

June 12, 2020 4836 Views 1 comment Print

The Modi government in a bit to improve ease of doing business and unclogging courts has decided that 39 sections  in 19 different Acts, which have been identified,  shall  be decriminalised. The  government intends to do away with minor  financial offences and has sought comments from the stakeholders against this move of  decriminalisation as they […]

No Prosecution of Chairman/Director without Impleading Company as Accused – Section 138 NI Act

June 9, 2020 7074 Views 0 comment Print

Bhupendra Suryawanshi Vs Sai Traders (Madhya Pradesh) The proviso to Section 138, however, is all important and stipulates three distinct conditions precedent, which must be satisfied before the dishonour of a cheque can constitute an offence and become punishable. The first condition is that the cheque ought to have been presented to the bank within […]

SC: No exclusion of Lockdown Period for Limitation Purposes of Bank Instruments

June 7, 2020 6990 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court dismisses PIL seeking exclusion of lockdown period for limitation purposes of bank instruments. Stay up to date with the latest legal developments.

Analysing Section 6 of Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881

May 19, 2020 15420 Views 0 comment Print

In simple terms, a cheque is defined as a document that orders a bank to pay a specific amount of money from a person’s account to the person in whose name the cheque has been issued. There are other legal definitions as well which are referred frequently to understand the meaning of the term ‘cheque’. […]

Covid 19- SC extends limitation prescribed under Arbitration & NI Act

May 6, 2020 6141 Views 0 comment Print

It  is hereby ordered that all periods of limitation  prescribed  under  the  Arbitration  and  Conciliation  Act, 1996 and under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 shall  be  extended  with  effect  from  15.03.2020  till  further  orders to be passed by this Court in the present proceedings.

Complaints Under Section 138, N.I. Act : Practice and Procedure

March 25, 2020 149115 Views 10 comments Print

Through this write up, a statutory and judicial light is focused on the different aspects of procedure and provisions set up in cases related to Dishonour of Cheques as enshrined in Chapter XVII decoding form Section 138 to Section 148 of The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Introduction and objective :- Negotiable Instrument act was enacted […]

NI Act | Section 138 Proceedings Not Maintainable against Independent Non-Executive Directors

March 3, 2020 12627 Views 1 comment Print

Sunita Palta & Ors. Vs. Kit Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (Madras High Court) Non-Executive Directors are, therefore, persons who are not involved in the day-to-day affairs of the running of the company and are not in charge of and not responsible for the conduct of the business of the company.’ Admittedly, the petitioners are neither the […]

Electoral Bonds: it a legal weapon to curb and mitigate illegitimate funding for political parties?

February 22, 2020 6210 Views 1 comment Print

Article discusses Union Budget 2017 provisions related to ELECTORAL BOND. It discusses if the same is a legal weapon to curb and mitigate illegitimate funding for political parties.

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