https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279502 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act filed before expiry of the 15-day notice period was treated as premature because the statutory cause of action had not yet accrued. The text also notes a conflict of views on whether the defect could be cured by the later expiry of the notice period and whether a fresh complaint could be filed after the one-month period under Section 142(b). Owing to this divergence in judicial approach, the issue was referred to a three-Judge Bench for authoritative resolution. en-us Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 13:08:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279502 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act filed before expiry of the 15-day notice period was treated as premature because the statutory cause of action had not yet accrued. The text also notes a conflict of views on whether the defect could be cured by the later expiry of the notice period and whether a fresh complaint could be filed after the one-month period under Section 142(b). Owing to this divergence in judicial approach, the issue was referred to a three-Judge Bench for authoritative resolution. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279502