https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=237516 A complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act may be signed and filed by an authorised power of attorney holder on behalf of the payee or holder in due course, but not in the holder's own name as complainant. The attorney holder may depose and verify on oath only where the complaint discloses personal knowledge of, or direct involvement in, the transaction. Section 145 permits affidavit evidence at the stage of issuance of process, so the Magistrate need not mandatorily examine the complainant under Section 200 at that stage. Any sub-delegation of authority requires an express enabling clause in the power of attorney. en-us Fri, 13 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=237516 A complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act may be signed and filed by an authorised power of attorney holder on behalf of the payee or holder in due course, but not in the holder's own name as complainant. The attorney holder may depose and verify on oath only where the complaint discloses personal knowledge of, or direct involvement in, the transaction. Section 145 permits affidavit evidence at the stage of issuance of process, so the Magistrate need not mandatorily examine the complainant under Section 200 at that stage. Any sub-delegation of authority requires an express enabling clause in the power of attorney. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=237516