https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=345199 The court held that an unregistered partnership firm can maintain a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The Supreme Court clarified that Section 69(2) of the Partnership Act, which bars unregistered firms from civil suits, does not apply to criminal proceedings under Section 138 as they aim at penal liability, not recovery of money. The decisions of Kerala, Karnataka, and Punjab & Haryana High Courts were upheld, rejecting the petitioner's argument against the maintainability of the complaint due to the complainant's unregistered status. The petition and application were dismissed. en-us Fri, 07 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 07:03:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=345199 The court held that an unregistered partnership firm can maintain a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The Supreme Court clarified that Section 69(2) of the Partnership Act, which bars unregistered firms from civil suits, does not apply to criminal proceedings under Section 138 as they aim at penal liability, not recovery of money. The decisions of Kerala, Karnataka, and Punjab & Haryana High Courts were upheld, rejecting the petitioner's argument against the maintainability of the complaint due to the complainant's unregistered status. The petition and application were dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=345199