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SC orders cheque bounce cases’ performance audit

Hindustan Times Chandigarh

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September 30, 2025

The Supreme Court has ordered a comprehensive performance audit on the pendency of cheque bounce cases across the country.

- Abraham Thomas

It has told all states, union territories and high courts to provide data on the pendency and disposal rate of cheque bounce cases along with measures taken to fill up vacancies in district judiciary.

The top court directed the chief secretaries of all states and union territories and registrar generals of the 25 high courts to provide contemporaneous data ‘on vacancies in district judiciary posts and the pendency and disposal rate of cheque bounce cases within six weeks. The order was passed on September 23 in a suo motu proceedings titled “Re: Expeditious Trial of Cases under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act 1881”.

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