https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=367265 An unregistered partnership firm could maintain a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, because the bar in Section 69(2) of the Partnership Act was held inapplicable. The power of attorney holder's evidence was accepted, as the proof affidavit contained the necessary averments of personal knowledge. Since the accused did not dispute the liability, cheque signature, or existence of a legally enforceable debt, and the cheque was dishonoured for stop payment with no compliance with statutory notice, the conviction and sentence were sustained. en-us Thu, 06 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 08:01:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=367265 An unregistered partnership firm could maintain a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, because the bar in Section 69(2) of the Partnership Act was held inapplicable. The power of attorney holder's evidence was accepted, as the proof affidavit contained the necessary averments of personal knowledge. Since the accused did not dispute the liability, cheque signature, or existence of a legally enforceable debt, and the cheque was dishonoured for stop payment with no compliance with statutory notice, the conviction and sentence were sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 06 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=367265