https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=109334 Remission of a sentence for cheque dishonour under the Negotiable Instruments Act falls within the Central Government's competence under section 432 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The appropriate-government test depends on whether the offence concerns a matter within the Union's executive power. Parliament has exclusive legislative authority over cheques under the constitutional distribution of legislative powers; accordingly, an offence arising from cheque dishonour relates to a Union matter. The State Government is therefore not competent to consider remission for such a conviction. en-us Thu, 15 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:53:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=109334 Remission of a sentence for cheque dishonour under the Negotiable Instruments Act falls within the Central Government's competence under section 432 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The appropriate-government test depends on whether the offence concerns a matter within the Union's executive power. Parliament has exclusive legislative authority over cheques under the constitutional distribution of legislative powers; accordingly, an offence arising from cheque dishonour relates to a Union matter. The State Government is therefore not competent to consider remission for such a conviction. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 15 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=109334