ORDER

Subramonium Prasad, J.—The instant challenge is to the amendment to Article 142(2) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, primarily on the ground that the amendment goes completely contrary to the judgment of the Honourable Supreme Court in Dashrath Rupsingh Rathod v. State of Maharastra reported in AIR 2014 Supreme Court 3519.

2. The contention of the learned Counsel for the petitioner is that this amendment amounts to setting at naught a judgment of the Honourable Supreme Court which is not permissible in law. The contention of the petitioner cannot be accepted. It is well settled right from the decision in Shri Prithvi Cotton Mills Ltd., etc., v. Broach Borough Municipality and others reported in AIR 1970 Supreme Court 192 that Legislation can take away the basis of a judgment.

3. The Honourable Supreme Court in Dashrath Rupsingh Rathod (supra) summed up the law relating to the place of suing as under:

“56. To sum up:

(i) An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is committed no sooner a cheque drawn by the accused on an account being maintained by him in a bank for discharge of debt/liability is returned unpaid for insufficiency of funds or fo