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Centre pushes states to settle cheque bounce, land cases via mediation

The move assumes significance as cheque dishonour cases have been identified as a key focus area due to their sheer volume. As per government data, over 8.007 million cheque bounce cases are pending across high courts.

3 min read10 Apr 2026
Industry

SC panel, govt to meet as cheque bounce cases swamp courts

As many as 8.2 million cheque bounce cases are pending in Indian courts, leaving them with little time to focus on other civil and criminal matters and contributing to growing delays across the judicial system.

4 min read23 Mar 2026
Money

Cheque Bounce Cases: Finance ministry thinks auto debiting other accounts of issuer can help; details here

The other suggestions were treating cheque bounce as default of loan and thus reporting it to credit information companies for necessary downgrade of score, the sources said, adding a proper legal view would be taken before these suggestions are accepted.

2 min read10 Oct 2022
News

Centre pushes states to settle cheque bounce, land cases via mediation

The move assumes significance as cheque dishonour cases have been identified as a key focus area due to their sheer volume. As per government data, over 8.007 million cheque bounce cases are pending across high courts.

3 min read10 Apr 2026
Industry

SC panel, govt to meet as cheque bounce cases swamp courts

As many as 8.2 million cheque bounce cases are pending in Indian courts, leaving them with little time to focus on other civil and criminal matters and contributing to growing delays across the judicial system.

4 min read23 Mar 2026