Supreme Court Transfers Livguard Case to Rajahmundry

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 20 August 2026

Case Overview

• Petition: Transfer Petition (Criminal) No.197/2026 filed by Mohammad Roshanuddin on behalf of M/S Roshan Enterprises (petitioner).
• Respondent: Livguard Energy Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• Underlying complaint: Complaint Case No.COMP/138/NIA/120/2025 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, filed by the respondent in the Court of Learned Civil Judge cum Judicial Magistrate, First Class, District Una, Himachal Pradesh.
• The cheque in question was issued in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, where the petitioner resides.
• An attempt at settlement was made but failed.
• Respondent argued that, if transferred, the case should go to Hyderabad as it has no office in Rajahmundry.

Final Outcome

• The Court held that a case for transfer is made out and ordered the entire case record of Complaint Case No.COMP/138/NIA/120/2025 to be transferred forthwith from the Una court to the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class at Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.
• Transfer Petition is allowed; all pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.

Topics: Legal Transfer; Section 138 N.I. Act; Court Order