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Case dismissed holding court has no jurisdiction Can another complaint be filed in court having jurisdict now


A. Dear Client,
The latest ruling on territorial jurisdiction for cheque bounce matters under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act) comes from the Supreme Court case of M/s T.P. Murugan (Dead) through Lrs. Vs. Bojan (2018) 8 SCC 469. The apex court, in its landmark judgment, emphasized that the place where the cheque is dishonored is the determining factor for establishing territorial jurisdiction. This ruling aligns with the legislative intent of Section 138 of the NI Act, which s ...ReadMore

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icon A shop owner cheated me i paid an amount for buying a product but he didinot give me the product

Can i file a case in consumer court? What should be the legal procedures when i file a case

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6 months ago


A. Dear Client,
1. Send a Legal Notice: Before filing a case, it is advisable to send a legal notice to the opposite party, in this case, the prospective employer. The legal notice should outline the facts of the case, the demands made by the employer, and the legal remedies sought. The notice gives the opposite party an opportunity to respond and resolve the matter.

2. Prepare the Complaint: If the issue is not resolved through the legal notice, you can proceed to file a complaint in the appropr ...ReadMore

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icon All cheque destroyed

Cheque return by bank with reason that all cheque destroyed


A. Dear Client
So, what is your question? You should provide all the details and then ask a question to get the response form lawyers.

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icon 138 of NI Act

I'm for council for the complaint in lower court Accused not exaimained in complaint the matter is posted for judgment after recall the case on that time also not made Cross exam of pw1 the court has


A. Dear Sir,
You have to pursue the matter in the Appellate Court only. You may go to High Court by way of WP under Article 227 of Constitution of India.

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icon PDC validation - want to pay a postdated cheque

Good morning. My brother in law's want to pay a postdated cheque to my wife for foregoing her share in a property. They are asking her to sign the document at registrar office. At present their intent


A. Dear client,
it is not always advisable to issue a post-dated cheque. This is because there could be possibilities that you may not be able to honour the cheque on the given future date.

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icon 138 N.I. Act-Delay in appealing against conviction by JM

In a typical case, that happened here at Sivakasi in Virudhunagar District, a drawer issued a cheque for Rs. 5,12,000/- The cheque bounced back and in the trial court, he was convicted by the Judicial


A. Dear Client,
The court has the power to allow the petition filed under Section 5 of the Limitation act and this is up to the court and this will only happen if the court is satisfied with the reasons for the delay.
From what you have mentioned it is highly improbable that the court will allow this petition based on those reasons especially since the Petitioner is filing for the appeal nearly 1187 days after the date of judgement when the limitation only allows him to file the appeal in the distr ...ReadMore

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icon Landlord fails to pay the amount

Landlord refuse to pay the remain lease amount


A. Dear Client
If you have a valid lease agreement in place which has mentioned all the relevant clauses and the respective payments to be made by the parties then you can send a legal notice to the landlord and seek your money back. You can also file a civil case in required.

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icon REGARDING CHEQUE - I get a loan of 50000 rupee

I get a loan of 50000 rupee from a privete financer . Only 6600 rupee is left but he deposit my cheque 200000 rupee in bank .


A. Kindly ask your bank for not allowing the said cheque to get encashed and stop all the transactions of the said company against the cheque provided by you. Kindly intimate the same to the finance company that you stopped all the payment transaction against the said company for the above mentioned reason... You may also file a case for cheating against the said company.

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A. No you should send the legal notice within 30 days to file a cheque bounce case later on. What you can do is redeposit the cheque and let it bounce again then within 30 days of the dishonour you can send the notice.

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icon Check bounce - Hello mai check bounce

Hello mai check bounce me po ho gya hu ab mujhe kya krna chahiye


A. In my humble suggestion, you must obtain bail from the appropriate court after making the default due payment to the affected party or after receiving a summons to court.

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