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A.C. Narayanan v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.

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Reported as [2013] 11 S.C.R. 80
Bench P. Sathasivam, Ranjana Prakash Desai and Ranjan Gogoi JJ.
Decided 13 September 2013

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the view taken by the Rajasthan High Court in the case of Shambhu Dutt Shastri followed and reiterated in tlie case of Ram Prasad is the correct view.

Judgment, page 22

From the headnote

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881- ss. 138, 142 and 145 - Filing of complaint petition by Power of Attorney holder - Validity- Whether a Power of Attorney holder can be verified on oath - Whether specific averments as to the knowledge of the Power of Attorney holder in the impugned transaction must be explicitly asserted in the complaint - Effect of s. 145 o - Held: Filing of complaint petition uls. 138 through power of attorney is perfectly legal and competent - The Power of Attorney holder can depose and verify on oath before the Court in order to prove the contents of the complaint -

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