https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295690 A cheque under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be presented more than once within its validity period, because the statute does not impose a limit on presentations. If a later presentation is dishonoured and the statutory notice is issued followed by non-payment, a fresh cause of action arises for a complaint under Section 142. Reading a restriction against ed presentation into the provision would add words to the statute and conflict with legislative intent. The complaint was therefore not barred by limitation on that basis, and the challenge failed. en-us Thu, 12 Mar 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 17:50:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295690 A cheque under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be presented more than once within its validity period, because the statute does not impose a limit on presentations. If a later presentation is dishonoured and the statutory notice is issued followed by non-payment, a fresh cause of action arises for a complaint under Section 142. Reading a restriction against ed presentation into the provision would add words to the statute and conflict with legislative intent. The complaint was therefore not barred by limitation on that basis, and the challenge failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 12 Mar 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295690