Gauhati HC: No Cheque Number? Demand Notice Invalid Under Section 138 NI Act
“Cheque number is the most essential part of the demand notice filed under Section 138 NI Act for insufficient funds. Without it, notice falls short of legal requirement.”
“Cheque number is the most essential part of the demand notice filed under Section 138 NI Act for insufficient funds. Without it, notice falls short of legal requirement.”
Section 148 NI Act was introduced to remedy the systemic abuse of appellate processes, whereby convicted drawers routinely secured suspension of sentence and delayed payment of compensation for years, thereby frustrating the object of Section 138 of NI Act.