https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=399929 Admission that the cheque belonged to the accused's account and bore his signature triggered the statutory presumption of legally enforceable liability under the Negotiable Instruments law. The accused failed to rebut that presumption with independent material, and service of statutory notice was proved because it was sent to the correct address, delivery was confirmed, and no prompt reply was given. The plea that the underlying sale agreement was void for want of power to transfer the land also failed; an agreement to sell is not a transfer of property, and the accused could not retain money received while avoiding repayment on a mere allegation of illegality. The cheque liability remained enforceable. en-us Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=399929 Admission that the cheque belonged to the accused's account and bore his signature triggered the statutory presumption of legally enforceable liability under the Negotiable Instruments law. The accused failed to rebut that presumption with independent material, and service of statutory notice was proved because it was sent to the correct address, delivery was confirmed, and no prompt reply was given. The plea that the underlying sale agreement was void for want of power to transfer the land also failed; an agreement to sell is not a transfer of property, and the accused could not retain money received while avoiding repayment on a mere allegation of illegality. The cheque liability remained enforceable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=399929