https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767173 In a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint, a cheque was not liable to be rejected at the threshold merely because the date showed overwriting or the amount in words appeared discrepant. The court treated the notice, return memo and cheque together and found that they consistently reflected the same cheque liability, with the omission in words appearing to be inadvertent and the bank having treated the cheque as one for the stated amount. Such objections were held to raise issues requiring evidence, so discharge on these technical grounds was unsustainable and the complaint had to proceed to trial. en-us Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:06:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767173 In a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint, a cheque was not liable to be rejected at the threshold merely because the date showed overwriting or the amount in words appeared discrepant. The court treated the notice, return memo and cheque together and found that they consistently reflected the same cheque liability, with the omission in words appearing to be inadvertent and the bank having treated the cheque as one for the stated amount. Such objections were held to raise issues requiring evidence, so discharge on these technical grounds was unsustainable and the complaint had to proceed to trial. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767173