NIA 50 — Effect of indorsement

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Statutory text

The indorsement  of  a  negotiable  instrument  followed  by  delivery
transfers  to  the  indorsee  the  property  therein  with  the  right  of  further  negotiation;  but  the  indorsement
may, by express  words, restrict or exclude such right, or may merely constitute the indorsee an agent to indorse the instrument, or to receive its contents for the indorser, or for some other specified person.
Illustrations B signs the following indorsements on different negotiable instruments payable to bearer.—
(a) “Pay the contents to C only”.
(b) “Pay C for my use.”
(c)  “Pay C or order for the account of B.”
(d) “the within must be credited to C.”
These indorsements exclude the right of further negotiation by C.
(e) “Pay C.”
(f) “Pay C value in account with the Oriental Bank.”
(g) “Pay the contents to C, being part of the consideration in a certain deed of assignment executed by C to the indorser and others.”
These indorsements do not exclude the right of further negotiation by C.

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