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26. POWER OF ATTORNEY - CAN FILE A COMPLAINT


          Section 138 - Dishonour of cheque - Complaint by power of attorney holder - Landlord authorised his General Power of Attorney holder to collect rent and file civil and Revenue suits in case of dispute - Held, attorney can file criminal complaint too - Mere fact that word 'Criminal Court" has not been expressly mentioned would not preclude the Attorney from filing criminal complaint under Section 138 of the Act. (Surinder Singh Vs John Impex (Pvt.)Ltd.) 1997(1) CIVIL COURT CASES 81 (P&H) : 1996 (3) RCR (CRL.) 0622 : 1997 (1) BANKING CASES 0247

          Section 138 - Dishonour of cheque - Complaint can be filed by duly authorised agent of payee - There is no requirement that complaint should be filed personally by payee or holder in due course. (Surinder Singh Vs John Impex (Pvt.) Ltd. ) 1997(1) CIVIL COURT CASES 81 (P&H) : 1996 (3) RCR (CRL.) 0622 : 1997 (1) BANKING CASES 0247

          Section 138 - Dishonour of cheque - Power of attorney holder - Can file a complaint. (Ranjit Ray & Anr. Vs Pukaraj Jain) 1996(2) CIVIL COURT CASES 572 (Orissa) : 1997 (2) ALL INDIA CRIMINAL LR (ORISSA) 0570 : 1998 (2) CIVIL LJ 0080 : 1997 (1) CRIMES 0110 : 1997 (1) CCR 0475 : 1996 (2) OCR 0360 : 1996 CULT 0528 : 1996 (2) OLR 0412

          Section 138 - Dishonour of cheque - Power of attorney holder can file a complaint on behalf of the payee. (Abdul Rahim Vs Amal Kumar) 1994(2) CIVIL COURT CASES 60 (Cal.) : 1994 ISJ (BANKING) 0368

          Section 138, 142 - A power of attorney holder of a payee or a holder in due course can make a complaint u/s 142 of the Act. (Hamsa Vs Ibrahim) 1994(1) CIVIL COURT CASES 248 (Ker.) : 1993 ISJ (BANKING) 0722 : 1994 (1) BANKING CASES 0314 : 1994 (1) BCLR 0159 : 1997 (88) COMP. CASES 0800 : 1994 (1) CRIMES 0395 : ILR 1994 (1) KERALA 0622

          Section 138, 142 - Cheque endorsed in favour of a third party - Cheque dishonoured - Complaint filed by original payee - Complaint is not maintainable as the payee as lost every right over the cheque by endorsing the same in favour of third party. (H.L.Aggarwal Vs Rakesh Aggarwal) 1998(1) CIVIL COURT CASES 487 (A.P.) : 1998 ISJ (BANKING) 0079 : 1998 (1) BANKING CASES 0045 : 1997 (89) COMP. CASES 0531 : 1997 (1) ALT (CRL.) 0678

          Section 138, 142 - Dishonour of cheque - Power of attorney - Payee authorising her husband through a letter to file complaint on her behalf - Authority letter did not state that payee would be bound by the acts of her husband - Held, authority letter could not be equated with General or Special Power of Attorney - Complaint not property instituted, hence quashed. (Meeta Rai Vs Gulshan Mahajan) 1999(2) CIVIL COURT CASES 553 (P&H) : 1999 ISJ (BANKING) 0455 : 1999 (1) ALL INDIA CRIMINAL LR (P&H) 0609 : 1999 (2) RCR (CRL.) 0383 : 1999 (1) CHANDIGARH CRL. CASES 0462

          Section 138, 141 - Dishonour of cheque - Complaint by power of attorney holder - It is permissible. (Manimekalai Vs Chapaldas) 1995(2) CIVIL COURT CASES 292 (Madras) : 1995 (2) RCR (CRL.) 0183 : 1995 (2) BCLR 0600 : 1995 CRL. L.J. 1102



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