Section 18 NI Act — Where amount is stated differently in figures and words

The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 · Official PDF page 11

18. Where amount is stated differently in figures and words. —If the amount undertaken or ordered to be paid is state d differently in figures and in words, the amount stated in words shall be the amount undertaken or ordered to be paid.

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