https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=414945 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is discussed as maintainable only after the drawer's 15-day statutory period following service of notice has expired. The text applies the presumption of service for a registered notice and treats deemed service as arising after 30 days from dispatch where actual service is not proved. It states that the cause of action arises only when payment is not made within that waiting period, so a complaint filed earlier is premature and not maintainable in law. en-us Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 15:53:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=414945 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is discussed as maintainable only after the drawer's 15-day statutory period following service of notice has expired. The text applies the presumption of service for a registered notice and treats deemed service as arising after 30 days from dispatch where actual service is not proved. It states that the cause of action arises only when payment is not made within that waiting period, so a complaint filed earlier is premature and not maintainable in law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=414945