Supreme Court of India

Bharat Barrel and Drum Manufacturing Co. v. Amin Chand Peyarelal

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Reported as [1999] 1 S.C.R. 704

Bench V.N. Khare J.

Decided 18 February 1999

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From the headnote

Negotiable Instruments Act 1881-Section 118( a)-Promissory note--Rebuttable presumption as to consideration-Burden of proof-Plaintiff's claim that pro 0 missory note executed for value c received-Defendant alleging that it was collateral security and not for con- sideration-Evidence of both plaintiff and defendant found not believ- · able-Whether plaintiff's failure to prove consideration entitles defendant to succeed-Held, where defendant fails to discharge initial onus of proof by showing non-existence of consideration, plaintiff would invariably be entitled to presumption arising under

Authorities it was built on

1989 Stree Atyachar Virodhi Parishad Etc. Etc. v. Dilip Nathumal Chordia & Anr. cited by 16
1953 Hiralal and Others v. Badkulal and Others cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2019 Basalingappa v. Mudibasappa relied on
2023 Rajesh Jain v. Ajay Singh referred to
2022 Maitreya Doshi v. Anand Rathi Global Finance Ltd. and Anr. referred to

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