https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=449570 A complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act against partners alone, without arraigning the partnership firm as the drawer and without issuing statutory demand notice to the firm, was held not maintainable. Vicarious liability of partners arises only through the statutory scheme governing prosecution for dishonour of cheques, and the firm must be before the court as the principal offender before liability can extend to its partners. An amended memo of parties filed later could not cure the foundational defect. The summoning order and revisional order were set aside and the complaint was quashed. en-us Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 17:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=449570 A complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act against partners alone, without arraigning the partnership firm as the drawer and without issuing statutory demand notice to the firm, was held not maintainable. Vicarious liability of partners arises only through the statutory scheme governing prosecution for dishonour of cheques, and the firm must be before the court as the principal offender before liability can extend to its partners. An amended memo of parties filed later could not cure the foundational defect. The summoning order and revisional order were set aside and the complaint was quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=449570