https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=109781 Section 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 prescribes a special limitation period for cognizance of complaints under section 138, requiring filing within one month from the date the cause of action arises. Read with section 138(c) and its non obstante clause, the scheme creates a complete bar after expiry of the prescribed time and excludes recourse to section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963. Because a complaint under section 138 is an original proceeding, section 5 does not extend limitation or permit condonation of delay for complaints filed beyond the statutory period. en-us Tue, 18 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:03:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=109781 Section 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 prescribes a special limitation period for cognizance of complaints under section 138, requiring filing within one month from the date the cause of action arises. Read with section 138(c) and its non obstante clause, the scheme creates a complete bar after expiry of the prescribed time and excludes recourse to section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963. Because a complaint under section 138 is an original proceeding, section 5 does not extend limitation or permit condonation of delay for complaints filed beyond the statutory period. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 18 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=109781