‘It Would Be Fatal, If There Is Incorrect Amount Or A Typographical Error In Notice’, SC In Cheque Dishonour Cases

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‘It Would Be Fatal, If There Is Incorrect Amount Or A Typographical Error In Notice’, SC In Cheque Dishonour Cases

SC ruled that even minor discrepancies in cheque dishonour notices under Section 138 NI Act render proceedings invalid, stressing precision and compliance with statutory requirements.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said even a typographical error would be fatal to the legality of a notice in cheque dishonour cases, against the backdrop of strict mandatory compliance under the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act.

A bench led by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and comprising Justice N V Anjaria, citing the reiterative pronouncements and the principles propounded by the courts, said the position of law that emerges is that the notice demanding the