IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

121 CRM-M-3861-2025(O&M)

M/s Devgan Rice and General Mills . . . . Petitioner Vs.

M/s Jasbir Bhullar Trading Company and anr . . . . Respondents

124 CRM-M-4402-2025(O&M)

Piyush Aggarwal . . . . Petitioner Vs.

Satya Parkash Singal and anr . . . . Respondents

124-2 CRM-M-4405-2025(O&M)

Piyush Aggarwal . . . . Petitioner Vs.

Pritam Parkash Aggarwal and anr . . . . Respondents Date of Decision:28.01.2025 ****

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH ****

Present: Mr.Umesh Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner(in CRM-M-3861-2025).

Mr. Sarun Hans, Advocate For the petitioner(s)

(in CRM-M-4402-2025 and CRM-M-4405-2025)

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SANJAY VASHISTH, J.

1. By this common order the aforesaid three petitions are being disposed of, which have arisen out of three different orders passed by the different Courts. However, the common question for consideration before this Court, involved in all the three petitions, is that;

“Whether the order/direction of making payment of 20% of the compensation amount/cheque amount under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is sustainable or not in law, especially in view of the directions passed by the Hon’ble Apex C