Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 553 · Decided 2 November 2001
Veera Exports v. T. Kalavathy
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 553 · [2001] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 8
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1110/2001
- Decided
- 2 November 2001
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, S.N. VARIAVA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NI Act Section 87, 138
Headnote
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 : Section 87-Materic.l alteration-Effect of-Negotiable instrument­ Revalidation ~f-Held: It is always open to a drawer to voluntarily revalidate a negotiable instrument, including a cheque-After such alteration drawer cannot contend that the cheque has become with the consent of the drawer thereof-Whether the alteration is made by the drawer himself or made with his consent is a question of fact. The respondent had issued to the appellant several cheques bearing various dates but these cheques, when presented for payment, were dis· honoured.
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