Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Non-executive director - Appellant was neither a signatory to dishonoured cheques nor was he actively involved in the financial decision making of company - Complaint does not contain any specific averments detailing how Appellant was responsible for dishonoured cheques - Role..........
Service -- Compassionate appointment - Courts below directed appellant to appoint respondent on basis of decision given by SC in Canara Bank vs. M Mahesh Kumar - However, Court below failed to consider criteria of stability while directing appointment of respondent - Decision of Courts below set aside, with direction to appellant to pay Rs. 2.5 lakhs to respondent. (Paras..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Directors - Petitioners are Directors of company - However, cheque was issued under signature of Managing director - Vicarious liability would only be placed on persons who were responsible for conducting day to day business of Company - Since petitioners were never associated..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Director - Director who is in charge of Company and a Director who was responsible to Company for the conduct of business, are two different aspects - Both the ingredients of S.141(1) of the Act must be incorporated in the complaint...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Director - No assertion in the complaint that appellant at the time of commission of offence was in charge of business of Company - Appellant cannot be prosecuted with the aid of S.141(1) of the Act - Order taking cognizance against appellant quashed...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Director - Director who is in charge of Company and a Director who was responsible to Company for the conduct of business, are two different aspects - Both the ingredients of S.141(1) of the Act must be incorporated in the complaint...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by Company - Director - No assertion in the complaint that appellant at the time of commission of offence was in charge of business of Company - Appellant cannot be prosecuted with the aid of S.141(1) of the Act - Order taking cognizance against appellant quashed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1990, Section 4 -- Quashing of complaint - Offence u/s 4 of 1990 Act - Offence by Company - Managing Director, General Manager and Senior Manager - Company has not been arrayed as an accused in the complaint - No allegations worth the name in the complaint that appellants are directly responsible for..........
Agreement to sell -- Specific performance - Defendant No.2 executed agreement to sell in the capacity of partner and director of Firm - Advance taken was credited in the bank account of Firm - Defence of defendant No.2 that his signatures were obtained on the agreement while he was intoxicated not tenable, as defendant No.2 as well as other partners had not initiated any..........
Criminal trial -- Instructions to public prosecutor - Enforcement Directorate or its Director can give instructions to a Public Prosecutor on facts of the case - However, Enforcement Directorate or its Director cannot give any directions or instructions to Public Prosecutor about what he ought to do or ought not to do before the Court as an officer of Court...........
