https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294542 For Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, "any debt or other liability" is of wide import and can include liability undertaken on behalf of another person. Where issuance of the cheque is admitted, the presumption under Section 139 arises in favour of the payee. That presumption can be displaced only by cogent evidence; a bare denial is insufficient. On the stated facts, dishonour for insufficiency of funds and the remaining statutory requirements were treated as established, supporting liability under the cheque dishonour framework. en-us Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:52:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294542 For Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, "any debt or other liability" is of wide import and can include liability undertaken on behalf of another person. Where issuance of the cheque is admitted, the presumption under Section 139 arises in favour of the payee. That presumption can be displaced only by cogent evidence; a bare denial is insufficient. On the stated facts, dishonour for insufficiency of funds and the remaining statutory requirements were treated as established, supporting liability under the cheque dishonour framework. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294542