Supreme Court: Two Private Individuals Not an "Association" u/s 141 of Negotiable Instruments Act for Cheque Dishonor.

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....Dishonor of Cheque - scope of the term "other association of individuals" in case of a joint liability of two or more persons - Two private individuals cannot be said to be “other association of individuals”. Therefore, there is no question of invoking Section 141 of the NI Act against the appellant, as the liability is the individual liability (may be a joint liabilities), but cannot be said to be the offence committed by a company or by it corporate or firm or other associations of individuals. - SC....