A section of the business community and experts have expressed concern over the Union Finance Ministry’s proposal to decriminalise cheque bounce cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and make it a civil offence  https://t.co/iDYzhKSyu9 @THChennai

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