Supreme Court of India

M/s. Haryana State Coop. Supply and Marketing A Federation Ltd. v. M/s. Jayam Textiles & Anr.

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Reported as [2014] 5 S.C.R. 77
Bench P. Sathasivam, Ranjan Gogoi and N.V. Ramana JJ.
Decided 7 April 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that, in the facts and circumstances of the case, an C opportunity should be given to the appellant-Federation to produce and prove the authorisation before the Trial Court, more so, when money involved is public money.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - ss. 138 and 140 - c Penal Code, 1860 - s.420 - Cheques issued by respondents dishonoured - Complaints filed by appellant-federation - Dismissed by Magistrate - Appeals dismissed by High Court, solely on the ground that 'authorisation' was not produced by the complainant-appellant - High Court held that ' ', claiming to be the power of attorney holder of the appellant-Federation, had no locus standi to file the complaints/appeals as he had failed to prove that appellant-Federation had authorised him to file the same - Plea of appellant-Federation before

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