https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=406990 The court held that a joint complaint under Section 138 read with Section 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is not maintainable. The impugned complaint and proceedings were quashed concerning one respondent but allowed to proceed concerning the other. The court clarified that the dismissed respondent could file a fresh complaint separately. The court avoided giving the respondents the option to decide who would continue the complaint to prevent any benefit to the petitioner from their disagreement. No costs were awarded, and the judgment was directed to be sent to the trial court. en-us Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:30:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=406990 The court held that a joint complaint under Section 138 read with Section 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is not maintainable. The impugned complaint and proceedings were quashed concerning one respondent but allowed to proceed concerning the other. The court clarified that the dismissed respondent could file a fresh complaint separately. The court avoided giving the respondents the option to decide who would continue the complaint to prevent any benefit to the petitioner from their disagreement. No costs were awarded, and the judgment was directed to be sent to the trial court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=406990