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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 450 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 2934 Views 0 comment Print

Court Can Compound Section 147 NI Act Offense Post-Conviction by Lower Courts: HP HC

Corporate Law : Himachal Pradesh High Court rules that offences under the NI Act can be compounded even after conviction, following settlement bet...

August 26, 2024 504 Views 0 comment Print

नेगोशिएबल इंस्ट्रूमेंट्स एक्ट 1881 की धारा 138 की समीक्षा

Corporate Law : भारत में विवादित चेक को नियंत्रित करने वाले एनआई �...

July 2, 2024 933 Views 0 comment Print

Examining Directors’ Liability under the Negotiable Instruments Act during the Moratorium Period under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)

Corporate Law : Explore directors' liability under the Negotiable Instruments Act during the moratorium period under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy...

June 2, 2023 3372 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 4641 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 17010 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 2412 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 1550 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 2318 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Signed Blank Cheque Issued Towards Payment Attracts Section 138 NI Act Provisions: SC

Corporate Law : SC held that a duly signed cheque, even if filled by someone other than drawer, can invoke Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments A...

April 5, 2025 76137 Views 0 comment Print

Cheque Amount Mismatch not Invalidate Trial under NI Act: Delhi HC

Corporate Law : Delhi HC rules that a mismatch between figures and words in a cheque does not invalidate it. The complaint under NI Act must go to...

April 2, 2025 291 Views 0 comment Print

Interim Compensation under Section 143A of NI Act Not mandatory: SC

Corporate Law : SC clarifies scope of Section 143A of NI Act, holding interim compensation as discretionary, not mandatory, in cheque bounce cases...

March 21, 2025 354 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court Quashes Cheque Bounce Case Against Director

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court ruled that insolvency moratorium under IBC shields corporate directors from Section 138 NI Act cases, quashing p...

March 20, 2025 12036 Views 1 comment Print

Dismissal of Appeal for Complainant’s Absence on Single Date: HC Granted Leave to File Appeal

Corporate Law : Bombay High Court grants leave to file an appeal in Jaikiran Prabhaji Nagari Sahakari's case against Santosh Chudaman Patil after ...

August 1, 2024 543 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 3915 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 3339 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 24744 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 3517 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 6549 Views 1 comment Print


IBC Section 14 Moratorium Applies Only to Corporate Debtor, Not to Directors Liability

May 25, 2024 840 Views 0 comment Print

Regarding Section 14 of the IBC, court clarified that moratorium only applies to corporate debtor, not to natural persons like directors for their vicarious liability.

Liability of Resigned Directors in Negotiable Instruments: Supreme Court Verdict

February 16, 2024 1617 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Supreme Court judgment on whether directors who resigned can be held liable for dishonored negotiable instruments. Understand the legal implications and ramifications.

Offence U/s. 138 of NI Act can not be initiated against wife for cheque issued by Husband: HC

January 30, 2024 48687 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court revolved around Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 in case of Shashikala Jayaram vs. Appayappa – can cheque issued by spouse be prosecutable?

Liability for dishonour of cheque also on borrower/ taker receiving cash loan beyond specified limit u/s 269SS

January 1, 2024 2193 Views 0 comment Print

No person should accept any loan or deposit of a sum of Rs.20,000/- or more otherwise than by an account payee cheque or account payee bank draft. Where a person advance cash more than Rs.20,000/- to another person, restriction on cash advances was, in fact, on the taker and not on the person who made an advance.

Delhi HC Upholds Simultaneous Arbitration & Section 138 NI Act Proceedings

December 11, 2023 933 Views 0 comment Print

Read about the Delhi High Court’s decision upholding simultaneous arbitration and Section 138 NI Act proceedings, emphasizing their separate causes of action.

Madras HC Quashes Cheque Dishonour Case as Illegal Claim Can’t Be Construed as Legal

October 18, 2023 771 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court quashes a cheque dishonour case, ruling an illegal claim cannot be construed as legal. Detailed analysis of Davidraj Vs V. Pavel’s case

Juristic Person Trust Liable for punishment for offence U/s. 138 of NI Act

October 12, 2023 1974 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that a trust, either private or public/charitable or otherwise, is a juristic person who is liable for punishment for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act).

Criminal Appeal Dismissed for Lack of Proof in Section 138 NI Act Case

October 12, 2023 1116 Views 0 comment Print

Andhra Pradesh High Court held that the complainant miserably failed to prove the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 against the respondent/accused beyond reasonable doubt. Accordingly, Criminal Appeal dismissed.

Order of acquittal set aside as recorded based on misreading of evidence

October 3, 2023 411 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court held that order of acquittal set aside as recorded on account of misreading of evidence. Evidence on record sufficient to hold respondent liable for committing offence u/s. 138 of N.I. Act.

Examining Directors’ Liability under the Negotiable Instruments Act during the Moratorium Period under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)

June 2, 2023 3372 Views 0 comment Print

Explore directors’ liability under the Negotiable Instruments Act during the moratorium period under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). Learn about legal precedents, the nature of offenses, and the accountability of directors. Stay informed on the intersection of the NI Act and IBC.

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