https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=349750 A duly authorised power-of-attorney holder may institute a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint on behalf of the principal, provided the complaint is filed in the principal's name and the holder has requisite knowledge of the transaction. Such a holder may also verify and depose to the complaint if he witnessed the transaction or otherwise has due knowledge of it, and the Magistrate may rely on the complaint and supporting affidavit at the process stage. Dismissal for want of locus standi was not justified, and the complaint was maintainable. en-us Wed, 04 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 17:43:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=349750 A duly authorised power-of-attorney holder may institute a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint on behalf of the principal, provided the complaint is filed in the principal's name and the holder has requisite knowledge of the transaction. Such a holder may also verify and depose to the complaint if he witnessed the transaction or otherwise has due knowledge of it, and the Magistrate may rely on the complaint and supporting affidavit at the process stage. Dismissal for want of locus standi was not justified, and the complaint was maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 04 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=349750