https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420011 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act must be filed only after the drawer has had the full statutory 15-day period after service of demand notice to make payment. Where the complaint is filed before that cause of action arises under Section 142, it is premature and not maintainable in law. On that footing, cognizance taken on such a complaint cannot be sustained, and the settled presumption of service by normal postal course does not cure filing before the statutory waiting period expires. en-us Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 18:31:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420011 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act must be filed only after the drawer has had the full statutory 15-day period after service of demand notice to make payment. Where the complaint is filed before that cause of action arises under Section 142, it is premature and not maintainable in law. On that footing, cognizance taken on such a complaint cannot be sustained, and the settled presumption of service by normal postal course does not cure filing before the statutory waiting period expires. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420011