https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305742 Repeated presentation of a cheque may permit a fresh presentation while the cheque remains valid, but once a notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is issued after dishonour, that statutory course is exhausted and later presentments do not create a fresh cause of action. A complaint can be instituted only after dishonour, service of notice, and expiry of the fifteen-day payment period; filing it before that period ends means the complete cause of action has not accrued. The article therefore treats a complaint filed before expiry of the notice period as premature and not maintainable. en-us Mon, 18 Oct 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305742 Repeated presentation of a cheque may permit a fresh presentation while the cheque remains valid, but once a notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is issued after dishonour, that statutory course is exhausted and later presentments do not create a fresh cause of action. A complaint can be instituted only after dishonour, service of notice, and expiry of the fifteen-day payment period; filing it before that period ends means the complete cause of action has not accrued. The article therefore treats a complaint filed before expiry of the notice period as premature and not maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 18 Oct 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305742