Supreme Court of India
Mis. Rahul Builders v. M/s. Arihant Fertilizers and Chemical and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the impugned judgment cannot be faulted.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: s.138, proviso (b)-Dishonour of cheque-Complaint petition- c Maintainability of, when no specific demand made in notice for payment ofmnount covered by cheque-Held: Not maintainable since service ofnotice not in conformity with proviso (b) to s.138-Also the section does not speak of 15 days' notice-In absence of such stipulation, it cannot be held to be so contemplated--Notice-~ ~ lnter71retation of sratutes. _,., lnte17Jretation of statutes: Proviso-Applicability of-Held: When proviso applies, main section would not. Appellant and Respondent No.1 entered
Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Kaveri Plastics v. Mahdoom Bawa Bahrudeen Noorul
- 2011 Anil Sachar & Anr. v. M/s Shree Nath Spinners P. Ltd. & Ors. Etc.
- 2022 Dashrathbhai Trikambhai Patel v. Hitesh Mahendrabhai Patel & Anr
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to
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