https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311099 Kerala HC dismissed defendant's appeal in money suit for Rs. 6 lakhs borrowed during 2006-07. Defendant argued that plaintiff's filling of dates in otherwise complete signed cheques constituted material alteration invalidating them. Court held that under Section 20 N.I. Act, handing over signed cheques confers prima facie authority to complete them. Filling dates in signed cheques with other entries complete does not constitute material alteration. Plaintiff established cheque dishonour through lawyer notices and proved claim through oral and documentary evidence. No evidence of repayment shown. Trial court's decree upheld. en-us Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:49:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311099 Kerala HC dismissed defendant's appeal in money suit for Rs. 6 lakhs borrowed during 2006-07. Defendant argued that plaintiff's filling of dates in otherwise complete signed cheques constituted material alteration invalidating them. Court held that under Section 20 N.I. Act, handing over signed cheques confers prima facie authority to complete them. Filling dates in signed cheques with other entries complete does not constitute material alteration. Plaintiff established cheque dishonour through lawyer notices and proved claim through oral and documentary evidence. No evidence of repayment shown. Trial court's decree upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311099