Q.Draft a letter, on behalf of Konkan Agro Industries Limited, instructing its bank to stop payment of Cheque No. 556012, dated 14th May, for ₹32,750, issued in favour of M/s. Ganesh Packaging Co., which the company has decided to cancel due to a dispute over the quality of goods supplied.

A stop-payment letter must identify the cheque completely — number, date, amount, and payee — state the reason honestly, and clearly ask for written confirmation before the cheque can be presented. …

KONKAN AGRO INDUSTRIES LIMITED

Registered Office: Plot No. 14, MIDC Industrial Area, Ratnagiri – 415612

CIN: U01100MH2015PLC123456

Date: 16th May

The Manager

Bank of Maharashtra

Ratnagiri Main Branch

Ratnagiri

Dear Sir/Madam,

Sub: Stop payment of Cheque No. 556012 — Account No. 60112233445

We wish to inform you that Cheque No. 556012, dated 14th May, for ₹32,750, drawn on our above account in favour of M/s. Ganesh Packaging Co., is to be cancelled, as a dispute has arisen with the payee over the quality of goods supplied against which this cheque was issued.

We request you to kindly stop payment of the above cheque with immediate effect and ensure it is not honoured if presented at any of your branches. Kindly confirm to us in writing, at the earliest, that payment of this cheque has been stopped, and advise us of any charges payable for this instruction.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

For Konkan Agro Industries Limited

(Anjali Deshpande)

Company Secretary …

Students sometimes omit the cheque's date or the payee's name, giving the bank only the number and amount — a bank needs all four identifying details (number, …