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Cheques containing fractions of Re not be rejected

Cheques containing fractions of Re not be rejected: Reserve Bank of India If your bank has been refusing to accept cheques for amounts that include fraction of a rupee, it’s against the rules and the bank should be penalized. In an internal circular issued earlier, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had warned that banks which refuse […]

Cheque Standardization

The need for Cheque Standardization : From the past few years, banks have been adding certain patterns and designs on the cheques so as to increase the security of cheques and to prevent cheque misuse, tampering or alterations. However, due to excessive use of ‘at par payable’ cheques or multi city cheques, RBI has decided […]

Cheque Bounce may no longer put you in Jail

The government will soon make an amendment in the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act for cheque bounce that will restrict banks from dragging a person to court. All such cases, after the changes come into effect, will have to be decided only through arbitration, conciliation or settlement by Lok Adalats. It is estimated that more than […]