Case:- SANJABIJ TARI vs. KISHORE S. BORCAR & ANR
Citation:- 2025 INSC 1158
Date:- 25.09.2025
Hon’ble Supreme Court Bench:- JUSTICE MANMOHAN & JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA
The Hon’ble Supreme Court has prescribed that from 01st November, 2025, each and every complaint under Section 138 of the NI Act shall contain a synopsis in the following format which shall be filed immediately after the index (at the top of the file) i.e. prior to the formal complaint:
Complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
- Particulars of the Parties
(i) Complainant: ____________
(ii) Accused: ____________ (In case where the accused is a company or a firm then Registered Address, Name of the Managing Director/Partner, Name of the signatory, Name of the persons vicariously liable) - Cheque Details
(i) Cheque No. ____________
(ii) Date: ____________
(iii) Amount: ____________
(iv) Drawn on Bank/Branch: ____________
(v) Account No.: ____________ - Dishonour
(i) Date of Presentation: ____________
(ii) Date of Return/Dishonour Memo: ____________
(iii) Branch where cheque was dishonoured:_________
(iv) Reason for Dishonour: ____________ - Statutory Notice
(i) Date of Notice: ____________
(ii) Mode of Service: ____________
(iii) Date of Dispatch & Tracking No.: ____________
(iv) Proof of Delivery & date of delivery: ____________
(v) Whether served:____________________
(vi) If Not, reasons thereof:________________ (vii) Reply to the Legal Demand Notice, if any_______________ - Cause of Action
(i) Date of accrual: ____________
(ii) Jurisdiction invoked under Section 142(2): ____________
(iii) Whether any other complaint under section 138 NI Act is pending between the same parties, If Yes, in which court and the date and year of the institution. - Relief Sought
(i) Summoning of accused and trial under Section 138 NI Act__________
(ii) Whether Award of Interim compensation under Section 143A of NI Act sought _____ - Filed through: Complainant/Authorized Representative.
