Arbitration & Commercial Disputes judgments · Batch 37

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1. Manoj Punamchand Oswal v. Vijay Omkarmal Gandhi & Anr.
   Bombay High Court · 2026-09-30 · Criminal Revision Application No. 11 of 2010 · a Rs.8.5 lakh cash loan enforced through a dishonoured cheque held good despite Income Tax Act cash-transaction limits; conviction upheld.
2. M/s. 3F Industries Ltd. v. M/s. Mahalakshmi Trading Corporation
   Madras High Court · 2026-08-19 · CRP No. 6542 of 2025 and CMP No. 32321 of 2025 · an MSME Facilitation Council award for a commission claim was set aside, as no arbitration was begun after conciliation failed.
3. D. Chandran v. S. Anilkumar and Anr
   Kerala High Court · 2026-08-07 · Crl. A No. 932 of 2021 · a cheque written in different inks is not invalid, and the accused's admission of borrowing and signed cheques led to conviction and a fine.
4. T. Unnikrishnan v. Ratheek K and Anr
   Kerala High Court · 2026-08-05 · Crl.M.C No. 4003 of 2026 · a cheque complaint filed by a society's secretary is not defective merely because his name appears before the society's name in the cause title.
5. PROTIMA DUTTA KALITA v. SMTI RINA BORGOHAIN
   Gauhati High Court · 2026-08-05 · Crl.Rev.P./412/2025 · a cheque-dishonour notice that only advises payment satisfies section 138; the word demand is not mandatory.
6. MS PHARMACEUTICALS v. NITYAM PHARMA
   Delhi High Court · 2026-07-10 · CRL.M.C. 1676/2025 · a cheque-bounce complaint was revived after the Sessions Court quashed the summons because the demand notice asked less than the cheques' total.
7. George P.O v. M Nissamudheen and Anr
   Kerala High Court · 2026-07-08 · Crl A No. 1077 of 2018 · a cheque notice is not invalid because the signature on the postal acknowledgment differs from the cheque; the acquittal was reversed.
8. Francis T Chacko v. T.K Sajeevan
   Kerala High Court · 2026-07-30 · RFA No. 13 of 2016 · the dismissal of a Rs.16 lakh cheque-based money suit rested on assumptions about blank cheques; the decree was set aside and the suit remanded.
9. Dr. Sagar Raghunath Phatkare v. Smt. Nandini Ashok Rao and Anr
   Bombay High Court · 2026-06-29 · Criminal Writ Petition No. 4384 of 2016 · three cheque-bounce complaints filed by a widow on cheques issued to her late husband were quashed, as she was not payee or holder in due course.
10. Komtech Plastic Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. v. Zrii Technologies Inc.
    Karnataka High Court · 2026-04-07 · COMAP No. 502 of 2025 · a Rs.1.22 crore refund claim assigned from a Canadian company was time-barred, and the shares cannot be registered without offer to members.