Supreme Court Quashes Cheque Bounce Case Against Director: Susela Padmavathy Amma vs. Bharti Airtel (2024) Date of the Judgment: March 15, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 206 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a company director be held liable in a cheque bounce case simply by virtue of their position? The Supreme Court […]
Supreme Court Settles Liability in Cheque Bounce Cases: Oriental Bank of Commerce vs. Prabodh Kumar Tewari (2022) Date of the Judgment: August 16, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 710 Judges: Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and A S Bopanna, J. Can a person avoid liability for a bounced cheque by claiming they didn’t fill in
Supreme Court Clarifies Liability Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act for Individuals Date of the Judgment: 8 March 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 145 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J. and M. R. Shah, J. Can a person be held liable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 if a cheque issued by
Supreme Court quashes cheque bounce case against director for lack of company as accused: Himanshu vs. B. Shivamurthy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a director of a company can be prosecuted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, if the company is not named as an accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Cheque Dishonour) Case Name:
