https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=781381 In a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act matter settled at the revisional stage, the Supreme Court held that a cost direction payable to the Legal Services Authority could not be mechanically sustained merely because it followed an earlier settlement-based order. The Court noted that the earlier decision relied on was not an inflexible precedent applicable in every case, particularly where the complainant raised no objection and the accused was unable to comply. The cost direction was therefore set aside, and the acquittal on settlement was left undisturbed. en-us Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 15 Nov 2025 07:56:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=781381 In a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act matter settled at the revisional stage, the Supreme Court held that a cost direction payable to the Legal Services Authority could not be mechanically sustained merely because it followed an earlier settlement-based order. The Court noted that the earlier decision relied on was not an inflexible precedent applicable in every case, particularly where the complainant raised no objection and the accused was unable to comply. The cost direction was therefore set aside, and the acquittal on settlement was left undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=781381