https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424957 In a cheque dishonour dispute under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the parties settled the matter before the Lok Adalat and the complainant confirmed receipt of the full cheque amount with no objection to compounding without a fee. On those facts, the HC held that the appellate condition requiring deposit of 20% of the cheque amount was unnecessary and could be modified. The court deleted the compounding fee condition and relieved the petitioner from depositing the amount directed by the court below. en-us Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:30:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424957 In a cheque dishonour dispute under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the parties settled the matter before the Lok Adalat and the complainant confirmed receipt of the full cheque amount with no objection to compounding without a fee. On those facts, the HC held that the appellate condition requiring deposit of 20% of the cheque amount was unnecessary and could be modified. The court deleted the compounding fee condition and relieved the petitioner from depositing the amount directed by the court below. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424957