Court Rules Against Legal Action on Account Holder for Cheque Dishonored Without Their Signature.

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....Dishonor of Cheque - it is to be pointed out that it is the admitted case of the defacto complainant that the bank account belongs to the petitioner. However, the cheque has been drawn by the husband of the petitioner. - In that backdrop, a perusal of the cheque reveals that the cheque has been signed by P.Ramachandran and P.Rajeswari does not seem to be the signatory to the cheque. In such a scenario, taking action on the petitioner, who is merely the account holder, but who has not issued the cheque, would be wholly impermissible. - HC....