https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196192 Complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act filed on behalf of a company must be instituted by a duly authorised person. Where the alleged representative's authority is not proved, and there is no material showing authorisation by the board of directors or under the company's governing instruments, the complaint lacks a valid foundation. Since cognizance under Section 142 can be taken only on a complaint in writing by the payee or holder in due course, a company may act only through a properly authorised representative. In the absence of such proof, the complaints were not maintainable and the proceedings were liable to be quashed. en-us Tue, 24 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:42:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196192 Complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act filed on behalf of a company must be instituted by a duly authorised person. Where the alleged representative's authority is not proved, and there is no material showing authorisation by the board of directors or under the company's governing instruments, the complaint lacks a valid foundation. Since cognizance under Section 142 can be taken only on a complaint in writing by the payee or holder in due course, a company may act only through a properly authorised representative. In the absence of such proof, the complaints were not maintainable and the proceedings were liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 24 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196192