Directors Can’t Escape Liability For Cheque Dishonour Merely Because Company Is Declared Insolvent: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that Directors can’t escape liability for cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, merely because the company was declared insolvent and a Resolution Professional was appointed under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The Court was considering an Application seeking issuance of summons to the…