Delhi Lok Adalat Token Date: Check direct link for token registration, courts where it will be held, eligible challans and moreThe Delhi State Legal Services Authority is organizing a National Lok Adalat on May 9, 2026, to resolve pending cases and minor traffic vio...
30 Apr, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
Lok Adalat in Noida on May 9: Settle traffic challans & cases quickly; here’s howA Lok Adalat will be held at Surajpur Court in Noida on May 9, 2026. This event offers a chance to quickly settle pending UP police traffic...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Shiva take me with you: Haryanvi actress-singer Divyanka Sirohi's pinned Instagram post goes viral after her death at 30Haryanvi actress-singer Divyanka Sirohi passed away at the age of 30 after a reported heart attack at her home in Ghaziabad. As news of her...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.31 PM IST
India seeks to step up engagement as Myanmar elects new presidentMyanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing becomes president. India watches closely as ties are strategic. India supports Myanmar's developm...
06 Apr, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
Loan default: Directors remain personally liable under NI Act even if company’s debt is settled through IBC proceedings, rules Bombay High CourtDirectors of an insolvent company remain liable for bounced cheques under the Negotiable Instruments Act, even if the company's debts are s...
06 Nov, 2025, 03.52 PM IST
SC says person can avoid jail time in a cheque bounce case if...The Supreme Court has ruled that a person convicted in a cheque bounce case can avoid jail if they reach a compromise with the complainant....
03 Sep, 2025, 04.01 PM IST
Can accused be tried under NI Act & IPC on similar allegations? SC refers issue to larger benchThe top court delivered its verdict on an appeal challenging the December 2018 order of the Madras High Court which had quashed the proceed...
11 Aug, 2022, 07.25 PM IST
NI Act: Travesty of justice to drag directors not connected with issuance of cheque, says SCThe Supreme Court said it will be a "travesty of justice" to drag directors of a company, who may not be connected with the issuance of a c...
01 Aug, 2022, 09.18 PM IST
SC orders constitution of special court for cheque bounce casesThe top court incorporated the suggestion of the amicus curiae that five districts in each of the above States, where cases under the NI Ac...
19 May, 2022, 02.13 PM IST
Pendency of proceedings in cheque bounce cases dampened ease of doing business in India: SCThe apex court said that the nature of offence under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act, which relates to the dishonour of ...
08 Oct, 2021, 09.17 PM IST
Enact law for additional courts to deal with pendency of cheque bounce cases: SC suggests CentreA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said that Centre has the power under Article 247 of the Constitution coup...
04 Mar, 2021, 08.11 PM IST
Cabinet approves changes in Negotiable Instruments ActTo check piling up of cheque bounce cases in various courts, the Cabinet today approved changes in Negotiable Instruments Act to provide fo...
22 Apr, 2015, 11.33 PM IST
Recovering cheque-bounce money to get more tediousSC has changed the ground rule under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act to prosecute a person who had presented the cheque which bou...
09 Aug, 2014, 11.54 AM IST
Cheque bounce case can be settled at any stage: Delhi High CourtThe Delhi High Court has held an accused in a cheque dishonour case can settle the issue with the complainant even outside the court at any...
09 Jan, 2014, 08.21 PM IST
Joint account: Only signatory of cheque to be tried, says SCThe Supreme Court has held that a joint account holder cannot be prosecuted in a cheque bounce case unless the cheque has been signed by ea...
02 Jul, 2013, 09.31 PM IST
Cheque bounce offence likely to goThe government will soon bring an amendment in the NI Act that will restrict banks from dragging a person to court for an offence like cheq...
04 Jun, 2013, 05.58 AM IST
Govt clarifies position on bounced chequesNEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday asserted that the dishonouring of cheques for insufficiency of funds in the account continued to be ...
23 Jan, 2002, 01.08 PM IST