Supreme Court of India

M/s. M.M.T.C. Ltd. and Anr. v. M/s. Medchl Chemicals and Pharma (p) Ltd. and Anr.

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 265

Bench K.T. Thomas and S.N. Variava JJ.

Decided 19 November 2001

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From the headnote

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 : Sections 138, 139 and 142-Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency of funds-Complaint-Filing of-Held, must be by the payee or the holder of the cheque in due course-Complaint filed in the name and on behalf of a company by its enzployee without necessary authorisation-Held, nzaintain able since at a subsequent stage the company can send a competent person to represent it. c Section 138-Dishonour qf cheque-Complaint-Maintainability of- Denial of existing debt or liability-Held, burden qf proof lies on the accused and it has to be discharged at the trial

Authorities it was built on

2001 K.n.beena v. Muniyappan and Anr. cited by 9
1998 Modi Cements Ltd. v. Shri Kuchil Kumar Nandi cited by 8
1997 Associated Cement Company Ltd. v. Keshvanand cited by 6

Where later benches applied it

2022 Rathish Babu Unnikrishnan v. The State (govt. of Nct of Delhi) & Anr. relied on
2012 M/s. Laxmi Dyechem v. State of Gujarat & Ors. relied on
2012 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Surendra Kori relied on
2026 Sumit Bansal v. M/s Mgi Developers and Promoters referred to
2025 Sanjabij Tari v. Kishore S. Borcar & Anr. referred to
2025 M/s Naresh Potteries v. M/s Aarti Industries and Another referred to
2022 M/s Trl Krosaki Refractories Ltd v. M/s Sms Asia Private Limited & Anr. referred to
2021 Bhupesh Rathod v. Dayashankar Prasad Chaurasia & Anr. referred to
2013 A.C. Narayanan v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. referred to
2012 Indra Kumar Patodia & Anr. v. Reliance Industries Ltd. and Ors. referred to

Of those, 3 relied on · 7 referred to

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