Negotiable
Instruments:
Negotiable
Instruments act 1881 talks about 3 types.
I)
Promissory Note
=> a) Promiser and b) Promisee
II)
Bill of Exchange
=> a) Drawer, b) Drawee and c) Payee
III)
Cheque
IFS CODE: Indian Financial System Code Number
The
date on the cheque can be a back date or future date i.e. while writing a
cheque if past date is put then it is called antidated.
While
writing a cheque is future date is put then it is called post dated.
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The period of
6months commences from the date which is appearing on the face of cheque.
Stale Cheque: A cheque for which 6 months period is lapsed is called
stale cheque.
Cheques
are basically of 2 types: a) Open cheques and b) Crossed Cheques
a)
Open cheque: A
cheque which is not crossed is called open cheque. These are payable across
counter. It is of two types
I)
Bearer cheque:
Banks pay bearer open cheques across counter with out insisting on identity of
person
II)
Order cheque:
It is payable to person name in cheque against identification of such person.
A
cheque become payable to order in following base – the cheque is originally
payable to order and the cheque is originally payable to bearer but the word
bearer is “cut”.
è A bearer cheque is negotiable by mear delivery
è An ordre cheque is negotiable by endorsement and delivery.
b)
Crossed cheques: Crossing means drawing two transfer lines across the face of cheque.
Banks don’t pay cash for a crossed cheque across the
counter, such cheques are to be collected through an account.
Crossed cheques are of two types –
I)
General Crossing
II)
Special Crossing
In
between the two transverse parallel line if a banks name is mentioned it is
called special crossing, all other types of crossing are called general
crossing.
Example: xyz gave a cheque in name of abc and crossed it a.c
payee. Now abc wants to endorse cheque to mno is it permitted.
Ans: The amount of an a/c payee crossed cheque should credited to a/c of the
payee of cheque it cant be endorsed further to any one.
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