&lt;p&gt;Banking and Negotiable Instruments by Dr. Avtar Singh is a comprehensive book on banking and negotiable instruments. The book is divided into two parts. The first part deals with law of banking and the second part deals with negotiable instruments.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The following are the notable features of this edition:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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	&lt;p&gt;Contains updated Banking Regulation Act, 1949 as amended by the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012.&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;Discusses the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 and Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015.&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;Includes the latest rulings of the Supreme Court and High Courts.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The book discusses the jurisdiction issue for an offence of criminal liability for dishonour of cheques, which has been a vexatious issue for the courts and the litigators with conflicting Supreme Court&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;pronouncements. In this respect, the author has discussed Dashrath Rupsingh Rathod v State of Maharashtra, (2014) 9 SCC 129 which prompted Parliament to pass an Ordinance to finally settle the law on this issue. The book also discusses the establishment of Depositor Education and Awareness Fund.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
