DISHONOUR OF THE BILL OF EXCHANGE
When the Bill of exchange is not accepted by the drawee, or payment is not made against the bill by the drawee, the bill is is said to be dishonoured. A Bill is dishonoured in the following two conditions:
1-DISHONOUR BY NON-ACCEPTANCE
If the Drawee refuses to accept the bill, it is known as Dishonour of the bill of exchange by non-acceptance.
2-DISHONOUR BY NON-PAYMENT
If the drawee doesn't pay a certain amount of money when the bill is shown on maturity, the bill gets dishonoured due to Non-payment.
The following are the main differences between a cheque and a bill of excyange.A cheque is always drawn on a banker, whereas a bill of exchange can be drawn on any person including a banker.A cheque is always payable on demand, whereas a bill of exchange is either payable on demand or after a fixed period.Payment of a cheque can be countermanded, whereas the payment of a bill of exchange cannot be counter mended.A cheque can be made payable to a bearer, but a bill of exchange can be made payable only to order.A cheque is a means of payment. But a bill of exchange is usually used for financing a trade.In a cheque, the drawer of the cheque is primarily responsible, but in a bill of exchange, the drawee or acceptor is primarily responsible for payment.When a cheque is dishonoured, noting and protesting is not necessary/required. But when a bill of exchange is dishonoured, noting and protesting is necessary.When a cheque is dishonoured, the holder of the cheque need not give notice of dishonour to the drawer to make him liable on the cheque. But on the other hand, when a bill of exchange is dishonoured, notice of dishonour is to be given to all parties, including the drawer to make them liable on the instrument.A cheque can be crossed, but a bill of exchange needs no crossing.M. J. SUBRAMANYAM, BANGALORE
advantages of bill of exchange
A bill of exchange is a document demanding payment from another party, especially in international trade.
Nominal account
A bill of exchange is like a personal check. The person who wrote the check is instructing the bank (a third party) to cash the check for the payee. A promissory note is also a bill of exchange that instructs a person to pay a certain amount to another person.
The following are the main differences between a cheque and a bill of excyange.A cheque is always drawn on a banker, whereas a bill of exchange can be drawn on any person including a banker.A cheque is always payable on demand, whereas a bill of exchange is either payable on demand or after a fixed period.Payment of a cheque can be countermanded, whereas the payment of a bill of exchange cannot be counter mended.A cheque can be made payable to a bearer, but a bill of exchange can be made payable only to order.A cheque is a means of payment. But a bill of exchange is usually used for financing a trade.In a cheque, the drawer of the cheque is primarily responsible, but in a bill of exchange, the drawee or acceptor is primarily responsible for payment.When a cheque is dishonoured, noting and protesting is not necessary/required. But when a bill of exchange is dishonoured, noting and protesting is necessary.When a cheque is dishonoured, the holder of the cheque need not give notice of dishonour to the drawer to make him liable on the cheque. But on the other hand, when a bill of exchange is dishonoured, notice of dishonour is to be given to all parties, including the drawer to make them liable on the instrument.A cheque can be crossed, but a bill of exchange needs no crossing.M. J. SUBRAMANYAM, BANGALORE
The entry for a bill discounting to be dishonored is made when the drawee refuses to accept or make payment on the bill. It is dishonored by non-acceptance or non-payment.
Dishonour Bright was created in 1936.
bill of exchange
The duration of Rendezvous with Dishonour is 1.67 hours.
advantages of bill of exchange
documentary bill of exchange
Rendezvous with Dishonour was created on 1970-08-06.
Death Before Dishonour was created in 1986.
The following are the main differences between a Bill of Exchange and a Promissory Note:A Bill of Exchange is an unconditional order to pay money, whereas a promissory note is an unconditional undertaking or promise to pay money to a certain person.In a Bill of Exchange, there are three parties, viz., the drawer, the drawee and the payee. In a Promissory Note, there are only two parties, viz., the Maker and the Payee.In case of usance (Time) bill, acceptance of the bill is necessary, whereas in a promissory note no such acceptance is required.While foreign bill of exchange is drawn in sets of three, foreign promissory note requires no such sets.In case a foreign bill of exchange is is dishonoured, protesting is compulsory. But when a foreign promissory note is dishonoured, no protesting is required.In case a bill of exchange is dishonoured, a notice of dishonour is required to be given by the holder to the maker of the bill (= drawer). However, in case a promissory note is dishonoured, no notice of dishonour is required to be given by the holder of the maker of the promissory instrument.The liability of the drawer (= maker) of a bill of exchange is secondary, whereas, the liability of the maker of a promissory note is primary.A bill of exchange is drawn for financing trade, whereas, the liability of the maker of is a promissory note is primary.When a bill of exchange is made payable to the bearer, it is not considered as illegal. But a Promissory Note, which does not contain the payee's name, but states that it is payable to bearer, it becomes illegal.In a bill of exchange, the drawee can put conditions subject he will accept the bill. but in a promissory note a maker cannot put any conditions on it.M.J. SUBRAMANYAM, BANGALORE
The prefix of dishonour is "dis-".
The cast of Dishonour Defied - 2007 includes: Azra Rashid