https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=332660 Procedural guidelines for summary trials in complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act apply prospectively and do not automatically require pending matters to be restarted unless the rule expressly says so. Where cross-examination of the complainant had already been directed in an ongoing case, later procedural directions could not be used to annul evidence already recorded or to compel a de novo trial merely because an application under Section 145(2) had not yet been filed. The earlier order allowing cross-examination therefore remained effective, and the request for retrospective disruption of the proceedings was rejected. en-us Tue, 30 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:08:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=332660 Procedural guidelines for summary trials in complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act apply prospectively and do not automatically require pending matters to be restarted unless the rule expressly says so. Where cross-examination of the complainant had already been directed in an ongoing case, later procedural directions could not be used to annul evidence already recorded or to compel a de novo trial merely because an application under Section 145(2) had not yet been filed. The earlier order allowing cross-examination therefore remained effective, and the request for retrospective disruption of the proceedings was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 30 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=332660