Sankar Padam Thapa vs Vijaykumar Dineshchandra Agarwal
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Sankar Padam Thapa vs Vijaykumar Dineshchandra Agarwal is a Supreme Court of India decision dated October 9, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1210). Appeal concerning whether a complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act is maintainable against the Chairman of a Trust when the Trust itself was not made an accused. The Supreme Court addressed the conflict between co-equal bench decisions on whether a Trust must be named as an accused for proceedings against its trustees to be valid. The bench comprised Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prashant Kumar Mishra. The judgment was delivered by Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah.
This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 23 case citations.
Summary
Appeal concerning whether a complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act is maintainable against the Chairman of a Trust when the Trust itself was not made an accused. The Supreme Court addressed the conflict between co-equal bench decisions on whether a Trust must be named as an accused for proceedings against its trustees to be valid.
What was the outcome of Sankar Padam Thapa vs Vijaykumar Dineshchandra Agarwal?
Appeal concerning whether a complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act is maintainable against the Chairman of a Trust when the Trust itself was not made an accused. The Supreme Court addressed th...
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Read on Indian KanoonSource: Indian Kanoon (insc-2025-1210)