https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196186 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act filed by a company remains maintainable when it was instituted through an authorised officer and cognizance had already been taken. The later resignation of that officer does not extinguish the company's right to continue the prosecution, provided the complainant company continues through an authorised representative. The court rejected the view that the complaint became invalid for want of authority merely because the original representative ceased to be in service, and held that the company's continuing prosecution preserved maintainability. en-us Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 12:55:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196186 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act filed by a company remains maintainable when it was instituted through an authorised officer and cognizance had already been taken. The later resignation of that officer does not extinguish the company's right to continue the prosecution, provided the complainant company continues through an authorised representative. The court rejected the view that the complaint became invalid for want of authority merely because the original representative ceased to be in service, and held that the company's continuing prosecution preserved maintainability. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196186