https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196615 The Court upheld the dismissal of the complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act due to being filed beyond the limitation period. It was determined that the cause of action arose when the first legal notice was issued after the dishonor of the cheque, as per the complaint's contents. Citing a Supreme Court decision, the Court clarified that repeated notices on dishonored cheques do not create new causes of action. Consequently, the challenge to the dismissal was rejected, affirming the lower court's decision that the complaint was time-barred and lacked merit for reconsideration. en-us Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 Dec 2017 21:40:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196615 The Court upheld the dismissal of the complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act due to being filed beyond the limitation period. It was determined that the cause of action arose when the first legal notice was issued after the dishonor of the cheque, as per the complaint's contents. Citing a Supreme Court decision, the Court clarified that repeated notices on dishonored cheques do not create new causes of action. Consequently, the challenge to the dismissal was rejected, affirming the lower court's decision that the complaint was time-barred and lacked merit for reconsideration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196615