In a case, Vishnu Dutt vs Daya Sapra, the drawer of the bounced cheque stated that her cheque book was forcibly taken by a former policeman and used in lieu of a bribe in a property transaction. The criminal court believed it and acquitted her of the charge of issuing cheque without sufficient fund in the bank account.
The Supreme Court of India has sharply criticized the Uttar Pradesh police for filing FIRs in civil cases, stating there is a "complete breakdown of rule of law" in the state. The court expressed its displeasure after discovering FIRs filed by the UP police in civil disputes, questioning the use of criminal law in such matters. The Chief Justice highlighted the absurdity of converting civil disputes into criminal cases, emphasizing that non-payment of money cannot be considered a criminal offense. The bench has summoned the investigating officer to justify the registration of an FIR in a specific case, and has stayed criminal proceedings against the accused while allowing the cheque bounce case to continue.
AAI has filed two cheque bouncing cases against Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines in the court.
A Hyderabd court issued a non-bailable warrant against Kingfisher as well as Mallya on Friday in a cheque bounce case, said a Times Now report.
Former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda's legal woes are piling up with police registering a fresh case on the direction of a court for evading appearance in a 14-year-old cheque bounce case which he settled recently.
The court noted that despite repeated orders, Mallya did not appear in the court and it was inevitable for the state machinery to intervene and ensure his presence.
The IFIC Bank in October 2024 issued a legal notice over the bounced cheques and subsequently filed the case on December 24 against the cricketer-turned-businessman and three other officials of his company.
DIAL has filed four cases in June 2012 against Mallya over KFA's cheques totalling Rs 7.5 crore not being honoured.
While one NBW was issued in a 2012 cheque bounce case following Mallya's non-appearance, another was in a case of allegedly evading summons in a FERA violation matter.
A Delhi court has directed a businessman to pay a fine of Rs 100,000 and sentenced him to 15-day imprisonment after finding that the cheque which he issued had bounced.
The reasons for non-payment remain unknown. GHIAL spokesperson, Arun Bhagat, refused to comment.
Non-bailable warrant was issued by a local court against bollywood star Suniel Shetty for not appearing before it in a cheque bounce case filed by a city-based shop owner.
The non-bailable arrest warrant against the film star, who is also the managing director of Vijeta Films, is in connection with a cheque bouncing case.
A local court in Hyderabad has issued four more non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against businessman Vijay Mallya after he failed to appear in a court here in connection with alleged dishonour of cheques amounting to Rs 2 crore (Rs 20 million) to GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.
Court summons Dharmendra, Sunny Deol in check bouncing case.
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Mallya is understood to be in the UK after he left India on March 2.
A total of 17 cases have been filed against Kingfisher Airlines in different courts over outstanding amount of Rs 22.5 crore, which it owes to GMR
He also decamped with valuables, including silver bottle holders and a mother of pearl tray, police said.
Nobody is held accountable for lapses, no matter how badly it affects the person or business whose accounts are frozen. Nor is there compensation for losses. Most people get to know their accounts are blocked only when a cheque bounces, points out Debashis Basu.
The Reserve Bank on Tuesday directed digital lending entities to disclose upfront the names of of their empanelled agents authorised to contact borrowers in case of default of loan, and also intimate the details to customers before initiating the recovery process. In August last year, the RBI had tightened norms for digital lending to prevent charging of exorbitant interest rates by certain entities and also check unethical loan recovery practices. Under the new norms, all loan disbursals and repayments are required to be executed only between the bank accounts of borrower and the regulated entities (like banks and NBFCs) without any pass-through/ pool account of the Lending Service Providers (LSPs).
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday hinted that the Narendra Modi government will rework on a constitutional amendment bill introduced by the previous dispensation which seeks to give the executive a say in appointment of judges.
The court had, however, rejected ED's request for attachment of the liquor baron's overseas properties
Kingfisher has faced lawsuits from GMR and GVK-group run airports and also faced cases of cheque bouncing.
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Kerala CM wrote to EAM S Jaishankar, seeking his intervention in the matter.
The hotel, Roseate House in Aerocity near the Indira Gandhi International Airport, has lodged a case at IGI Airport police station.
Enforcement Directorate is seeking to invoke the India-United Kingdom Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty to extradite Mallya from Britain
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Behind the movement are shock-workers functioning quietly to ensure that a seemingly spontaneous, apolitical, grassroots mobilisation sustains itself without dribbling into chaos or violence. Sai Manish lists some of them.
Softening the demonetisation blow, the Budget for 2017-18 on Wednesday halved the tax to 5 per cent on incomes up to Rs 500,000 but proposed a new surcharge of 10 per cent on incomes between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 1 crore and raised duties on cigarettes and pan masala while stepping up allocations for infrastructure, rural, agriculture and social sectors.
After a week-long washout, Lok Sabha transacted some business on Monday as two bills were introduced and another taken up for consideration even as Congress and some other parties continued their vociferous protests, along with display of placards.
If borrowers don't have access to a bank's credit facility, it could make sense to use peer-to-peer systems.
Private airlines owe a total of Rs 710.14 crore to the AAI.
The Congress, desperate to make a comeback in Gujarat, which has been ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party for over 20 years, has tried to reach out to various sections of society in its blueprint unveiled.
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