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Business Law Negotiable Instrument Act Holder & Holder In Due Course Presented By: 7. Abhishek 8. Neeraj Kumar 9. Rohit Dhaula 10. Sunny 11. Sumit

Holder (Sec.8) Definition

 

The definition given in Section 8 implies that any person: Who is entitled in his own name to the possession of the negotiable instrument. Has right to receive or recover the amount from the parties thereto.

Holder’s Of Negotiable Instrument A

principal whose name appears on an instrument as the holder though it is executed in the name of his agent for him. Where a negotiable instrument is a bearer one, any person who is in the possession of such instrument is the holder. Where a negotiable instrument is in the name of a partner of a firm, it naturally becomes a holder, as it is not a separate entity from the partner.

Cont… The

endorsee of a cheque is called a holder. If a holder of a negotiable instrument is dead, the heirs of the deceased holder become the holders. A principal on whose behalf a pronote is endorsed in blank and is delivered to his agent, he is a holder of the instrument though his name does not appear on the instrument.

The Following Are Not The Holders A

thief or a finder of an instrument is not a holder though he is in possession of an instrument.

The

word “entitled” used in the definition of a holder shows that the title of the person who claims to be the holder must be acquired in a lawful manner. A person obtaining the instrument under forgery is not a holder.

Holder In Due Course (Sec.9) Definition 

The definition of holder in due course in Section 9 means that any person who for the consideration paid becomes the possessor of a negotiable instruments, before its maturity, in good faith and without any sufficient reason to believe that any defect existed in the title of the person from whom he obtained it.

Right & Privileges of Holder In Due Course Liability

of prior parties.

Fictitious No

drawer or payee.

effect of conditional delivery.

Instrument

cured of all defects.

Cont… Instrument

obtained by unlawful means or unlawful consideration.

Estoppel

against denying original validity of instrument.

Estoppel

against denying capacity of the payee to endorse.

Cont… Estoppel

against denying signature or capacity of prior party.

Inchoate

stamped instruments.

Difference Between Holder & Holder In Due Course

Difference Between Holder & Holder In Due Course

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