https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=243746 A cheque issued during an unfructified compromise did not, by itself, create a fresh discharge of debt or liability so as to justify dismissal of a pending complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The record showed that the compromise had not been concluded, the complainant's acceptance of the cheque was conditional on encashment and later approval of the compromise deed, and the earlier order itself noted that settlement had failed. The Delhi HC held that the complaint remained maintainable and that dismissal on the footing of a completed compromise was unsustainable; the matter was directed to proceed before the competent court. en-us Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 13:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=243746 A cheque issued during an unfructified compromise did not, by itself, create a fresh discharge of debt or liability so as to justify dismissal of a pending complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The record showed that the compromise had not been concluded, the complainant's acceptance of the cheque was conditional on encashment and later approval of the compromise deed, and the earlier order itself noted that settlement had failed. The Delhi HC held that the complaint remained maintainable and that dismissal on the footing of a completed compromise was unsustainable; the matter was directed to proceed before the competent court. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=243746