https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=392455 The amended scheme of Section 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, read with Section 142-A, confers territorial jurisdiction on the court within whose limits a cheque is delivered for collection through the payee's account. The amendment applies retrospectively and overrides the earlier contrary jurisdictional position relied on by the Magistrate. On that basis, the complaint under Section 138 filed at the place where the cheque was presented for collection was maintainable, and the order holding that the court lacked territorial jurisdiction was set aside. en-us Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:19:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=392455 The amended scheme of Section 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, read with Section 142-A, confers territorial jurisdiction on the court within whose limits a cheque is delivered for collection through the payee's account. The amendment applies retrospectively and overrides the earlier contrary jurisdictional position relied on by the Magistrate. On that basis, the complaint under Section 138 filed at the place where the cheque was presented for collection was maintainable, and the order holding that the court lacked territorial jurisdiction was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=392455