Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 20, Order 7, Rule 10 -- Jurisdiction of Court - Recovery suit on the basis of dishonoured cheque - Cheque presented in Bank at place `C' and dishonoured - Dishonor of cheques at place `C' which is a part of the cause of action for plaintiff's suit would bring the suit within territorial jurisdiction of Court at place `C' - Order of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 34 -- Suit for recovery on the basis of dishonoured cheque - Interest - Considering prevailing rate of interest in banking transactions, grant of interest at the rate of 6% from the date of suit till realisation would be reasonable and justified...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 21 -- Suit for recovery on the basis of dishonoured cheque - Jurisdiction - Cheque was presented and dishonoured within the jurisdiction of trial Court, as such trial Court had territorial jurisdiction to entertain the suit...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 37, Rule 1 -- Recovery suit for money - Amount in question paid by plaintiff for becoming member of chit Fund - There is thus, no justification for making payment in cash - Explanation by defendant that cheque given as security is clearly an eye wash - Once cheque is proved and same is dishonoured, burden shifts upon defendant to establish..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Debt not to be proved as in a civil suit - Dishonour of cheque carries a statutory presumption of consideration - Holder of cheque in due course is required to prove that cheque was issued by accused and it was dishonoured when presented - Since there is statutory presumption of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 37, Rule 3(5) -- Summary suit for recovery - Leave to defend - Defendant failed to make payment in terms of previous MOU, as cheque issued by defendant got dishonoured - Plaintiff filed a complaint u/s 138 of N.I. Act - Settlement again arrived at between parties before Mediation - Defendant contended that said settlement supersedes the..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 391, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Application for leading additional evidence allowed - Dishonour of cheque - Complainant is in business of manufacturing and selling vehicles and their spare parts - During process of business, accused issued 20 cheques and same got dishonoured by bank - Evidence sought to be..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 37, Rule 3(5) -- Summary suit for recovery - Leave to defend - Suit based on dishonoured cheque of Rs.15 lakhs - Three payments were made by defendant after issuance of cheque - There is mere bald denial of receipt of these payments and effect thereof is not clear - Plaintiff does not say that despite said three payments being made, amount..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 37, Rule 3(5) -- Summary suit - Leave to defend - Once suit amount claimed in suit is not the amount which directly arises in terms of liquidated amount stated in written document or a dishonoured bill of exchange or a cheque, then suit would not be maintainable U.O.37 CPC...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 37, Rule 1 -- Recovery suit - Held, there is no requirement of law that if a suit is filed for recovery of an amount due on a dishonoured cheque, and which is thus based on a specific/particular cause of action, yet plaintiff in said suit must necessarily mention each and every other cause of action of other dishonoured cheques between..........
