https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196700 The court determined that the amended provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 applied retrospectively to complaints pending on the date of the amendment's enforcement. Section 145 was classified as procedural, allowing evidence by affidavit. The court held that procedural amendments generally apply retrospectively unless explicitly stated otherwise. Consequently, the trial court was directed to proceed with the complaint in accordance with Section 145 of the amended Act, quashing the previous order by the Additional Sessions Judge. en-us Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:01:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196700 The court determined that the amended provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 applied retrospectively to complaints pending on the date of the amendment's enforcement. Section 145 was classified as procedural, allowing evidence by affidavit. The court held that procedural amendments generally apply retrospectively unless explicitly stated otherwise. Consequently, the trial court was directed to proceed with the complaint in accordance with Section 145 of the amended Act, quashing the previous order by the Additional Sessions Judge. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196700