https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400320 Territorial jurisdiction in a cheque-dishonour complaint lies with the court where the payee or holder in due course maintains the account under the amended Section 142(2) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and Section 142-A validates transfer of pending proceedings to that forum. On that basis, the objection to the complaint before JMIC Baramulla was held to have no remaining force. A plea based on an alleged compromise, being a disputed question of fact, was not suitable for determination in inherent jurisdiction, and the request to transfer the matter to Srinagar was unsupported. The complaint was directed to proceed before the court having territorial jurisdiction at Sopore. en-us Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Nov 2020 09:17:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400320 Territorial jurisdiction in a cheque-dishonour complaint lies with the court where the payee or holder in due course maintains the account under the amended Section 142(2) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and Section 142-A validates transfer of pending proceedings to that forum. On that basis, the objection to the complaint before JMIC Baramulla was held to have no remaining force. A plea based on an alleged compromise, being a disputed question of fact, was not suitable for determination in inherent jurisdiction, and the request to transfer the matter to Srinagar was unsupported. The complaint was directed to proceed before the court having territorial jurisdiction at Sopore. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400320