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Under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, if notice of dishonour is sent to a party who is dead:

Section 97 provides that when the party to whom notice is despatched "is dead, but the party despatching the notice is ignorant of his death, the notice is sufficient". If…

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Under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, if notice of dishonour is sent to a party who is dead:

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Section 97 provides that when the party to whom notice is despatched "is dead, but the party despatching the notice is ignorant of his death, the notice is sufficient". If the sender knew of the death, notice should go to the legal representative under s.94.

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