Mera Samvidhaan All of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Chapter XVI · Of International Law

137Presumption as to foreign law.

Section 137 · Chapter XVI · page 28 of the Act

The law of any foreign country 1*** regarding promissory notes, bills of exchange and cheques shall be presumed to be the same as that of 2[India], unless and until the contrary is proved.

1 The words “or the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 62 of 1956, s. 2 and the Schedule.

2 Subs. by the A.O. 1948, A.O. 1950 and the Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule for “British India”.

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