https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=358804 An admitted liability recorded in a settlement and reinforced by dishonoured cheques remained enforceable in civil proceedings. The defendant's reliance on later cancellation of conditional bail in connected criminal proceedings did not extinguish the settlement, negate the civil debt, or create a bona fide triable defence. The court treated the civil recovery claim as independent of the criminal process and held that non-compliance with settlement terms and unpaid cheques did not bar summary remedy. Leave to defend was therefore refused, and the suit was to proceed to a money decree with interest and costs. en-us Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 05:35:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=358804 An admitted liability recorded in a settlement and reinforced by dishonoured cheques remained enforceable in civil proceedings. The defendant's reliance on later cancellation of conditional bail in connected criminal proceedings did not extinguish the settlement, negate the civil debt, or create a bona fide triable defence. The court treated the civil recovery claim as independent of the criminal process and held that non-compliance with settlement terms and unpaid cheques did not bar summary remedy. Leave to defend was therefore refused, and the suit was to proceed to a money decree with interest and costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=358804