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Section 118 in The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 [Entire Act]
Krishna Janardhan Bhat vs Dattatraya G. Hegde on 11 January, 2008
26. It is held by the Apex Court in Krishan Janardan Bhat Vs.
Dattatrey G. Hegde, 2008 that it is for the Court to do a balancing act
between the statutory presumption arising in favour of the plaintiff on
one side and the material produced by the defendant to rebut such
presumption on the other side with the view to ascertain the truth. In
the present matter, the following facts shows that the defence of the
defendant that cheques in question were given as security for future
supply of goods is not a true one:
Rangappa vs Sri Mohan on 7 May, 2010
c) It is accepted by the defendant that he received the legal
notice dated 17.11.2005 Ex. PW1/5 sent by the plaintiff, however, it
is submitted by him that he could not reply the same. Non reply of the
legal notice shows that the defendant had nothing to say against the
legal notice. It shows that he had no objection regarding presentation
of the cheques for encashment (reliance being placed on Rangappa
Vs. Mohan, 2010TLPRE0300 and Iftikar Alam Vs. Naved Hasan,
2012 (1) LRC 172 Delhi).
Attar Singh Wadhwa vs Nct Of Delhi & Anr. on 23 December, 2009
27. Though in the present matter alleged loan of Rs. 1,50,000/
was given in cash, there is no written agreement regarding that loan
and the plaintiff could not prove the source from where he arranged
the sum of Rs. 1,50,000/, he has also not shown the loan in his
income tax return, but presumption U/s 118 of N.I. Act is a mandatory
presumption in favour of the plaintiff and the same cannot be held to
be discharged merely by reason of the fact that the explanation offered
by the defendant is reasonable. It must further be shown that the
explanation is a true one. The task of the defendant is not as simple as
for rebutting the statutory presumption he must place such material
which can inspire confidence of the Court to believe the case of the
defendant then that of the plaintiff who is in possession of the
dishonored cheques issued by none else, but the defendant himself
Suit No. 94567/16 21/24
(reliance placed on Attar Singh Wadhwa v. NCT of Delhi, Delhi
High Court 23.12.2009). A fact is said to be proved when its
existence is directly established or when upon the material before it
Court finds its existence to be so probable that a reasonable man
would act on the supposition that it exists. In the present matter, on
the basis of abovestated discussion it can be safely held that the
defence of the defendant is not a true one, as the same is inconsistent.
Thus, the defendant failed to rebut the presumption U/s 118 N.I. Act.
In the present matter, it has been established that the defence taken by
the defendant is a false one. Since the defendant has failed to rebut the
presumption this Court cannot ask the plaintiff to prove the liability of
the defendant by positive evidence as the presumption is living and
existing.
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Section 19 in The Limitation Act, 1963 [Entire Act]
J. Devaiah vs Nagappa And Ors. on 14 April, 1964
15. Ld. Counsel for defendant has relied upon judgments
delivered in cases titled as J. Devaiah Vs. Nagappa & Ors., AIR 1965
Mysore 102 (V 52 C 30) and A.E.G. Carapiet Vs. A.Y. Derderian,
AIR 1961 Calcutta 359 (V 48 C 74).