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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 56

Indorsement for part of sum due.—No writing on a negotiable instrument is valid for the purpose of negotiation if such

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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 56 is part of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - Indorsement for part of sum due.—No writing on a negotiable instrument is valid for the purpose of negotiation if such. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

56. Indorsement for part of sum due.—No writing on a negotiable instrument is valid for the purpose of negotiation if such writing purports to transfer only a part of the amount appearing to be due on the instrument; but where such amount has been partly paid, a note to that effect may be indorsed on the instrument, which may then be negotiated for the balance.

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What does Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 56 provide?

Section Section 56 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Indorsement for part of sum due.—No writing on a negotiable instrument is valid for the purpose of negotiation if such) is reproduced on this page as part of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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