https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305594 The Supreme Court held that the Metropolitan Magistrate had jurisdiction to entertain proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The Court emphasized that evidence commencement post-summoning and appearance of the accused determined the court's jurisdiction. As evidence had commenced after summoning and the accused's appearance, the Court directed the Metropolitan Magistrate to proceed with the case in accordance with the law. The judgment clarified the applicability of the law established in a previous case to matters initiated before that judgment. en-us Fri, 24 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:06:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305594 The Supreme Court held that the Metropolitan Magistrate had jurisdiction to entertain proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The Court emphasized that evidence commencement post-summoning and appearance of the accused determined the court's jurisdiction. As evidence had commenced after summoning and the accused's appearance, the Court directed the Metropolitan Magistrate to proceed with the case in accordance with the law. The judgment clarified the applicability of the law established in a previous case to matters initiated before that judgment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305594