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Final Order 1 · 10 Feb 2020 · CNR MHCC010057812019
Order Details: Copy of Judgment Pdf Text: Filed on : 12.06.2019 Registered on : 06.08.2019 Decided on : 10.02.2020 Duration : Yr-00 Mth-06 Days-06 THE BOMBAY CITY CIVIL COURT AT GREATER BOMBAY SUMMARY SUIT NO.791 OF 2019 (CNR NO.MHCC01-005781-2019) Exhibit-15 Mrs. Radhabai Sandeep Gadge, Age : 26 years, Occ. : Money Lender, Office Address : RooN No.O, Nobel Co-operatioe Housing Society Ltd., Halao Pool Road, Kurla (W), MuNbai – 400 070. Through her duly constituted attorney Mr. Sandeep Saibu Gadge, Age : 27 years, Occ. : Seroice, Address : RooN No.O, Nobel Co-operatioe Housing Society Ltd., Halao Pool Road, Kurla (W), MuNbai – 400 070. …Plaintif ..Versus.. Mr. Sameer Suryakant Tople Age : 42 years, Occ.: Seroice, Office Address : Office o: GooernNent Pleader, High Court, MuNbai – 400 0O2. And Residence Address : B-101/B, GooernNent Colony, Bandra (E), MuNbai – 400 051. ...Defendant SUIT FOR RECOVERY OF Rs.2,96,800/- Appearance:- Mr. Balbheem Patil, Advocate for the Plaintif. Exparte against Defendant. CORAM : HER HONOUR JUDGE SMT. S.G. SHAIKH. (C.R. NO.59). DATE : 10th February, 2020. -- 1 of 6 -- 2 Sum .Suit No. 791 of 2019 : J U D G M E N T : 1. This is a suNNary suit under order XXXVII o: Code o: Cioil Procedure 1908. 2. The :acts o: the suit are suNNarized as under :- The plaintif is a Money Lender carrying on her Noney lending business through her duly constituted attorney Mr. Sandeep Saibu Gadge. The de:endant is working :or gain with office o: the GooernNent Pleader, High Court, MuNbai. The de:endant executed in :aoour o: the plaintif a proNissory note o: Rs.2,80,000/- dated 10.04.2018 against the loan o: Rs.2,80,000/- receioed by the de:endant :roN the C.A. o: plaintif on the the abooe said date by the said proNissory note. The de:endant had proNised to pay to the plaintif the said suN o: Rs.2,80,000/- with interest on deNand. But, the de:endant :ailed to pay to the plaintif inspite o: deNands and reNinders and receipt o: the legal notice dated 02.05.2019. Hence, plaintif is constrained to fle the suit :or recooery o: the said aNount. The total suit claiN o: the plaintif :or Rs.2,96,800/-. O. The suit suNNons were duly seroed on the de:endant but he :ailed to appear. Hence, suit is posted :or judgNent as per order XXXVII Rule 2 (O) o: Code o: Cioil Procedure 1908. 4. The :ollowing points arise :or Ny deterNination and Ny fndings there on are as under :or the reasons stated there under :- -- 2 of 6 -- 3 Sum .Suit No. 791 of 2019 POINTS FINDINGS 1 What is due and payable :roN the de:endant to the plaintif A] I: yes, what would be the rate o: interest ANount o: Rs.2,80,000/- with interest @ 18% per annuN. 2 What order and decree As per fnal order. R E A S O N S 5. C.A. o: plaintif fled affidaoit at Exhibit-6. In order to prooe the case, the plaintif fled :ollowing docuNentary eoidence. Exhibit. No. Description of documents Date 8 Original dishonored DeNand ProNissory Note o: Rs.2,80,000/-. 10.04.2018 9 ForN No.10. 20.04.2018. 10 DeNand notice alongwith original postal receipts and one return packet. 02.05.2019. 11 Money lending license o: plaintif. -- 12 Casb book o: the plaintif. -- 1O Ledger Book o: the plaintif. -- AS TO POINT NO.1 :- 6. All the docuNents produced by the plaintif at Exhibit-8 to 1O go to establish that plaintif has gioen aNount o: Rs.2,80,000/- to the de:endant as loan. The docuNents :urther prooe that the aNount o: Rs.2,80,000/- is due and payable to the plaintif :roN de:endant towards the loan aNount. The de:endant has :ailed to repay the said loan aNount to the plaintif. The docuNents at list Exhibits-8 to 1O go to establish that the de:endant is liable to pay Rs.2,80,000/- to the plaintif on the date o: fling o: the suit towards the said loan aNount -- 3 of 6 -- 4 Sum .Suit No. 791 of 2019 and there:ore, the de:endant has :ailed to repay his loan aNount to the plaintif. In this background, it is held that plaintif is entitled to recooer suN o: Rs.2,80,000/- :roN the de:endant. 7. The plaintif has claiNed 18% per annuN on the principle aNount. As per section O4 o: the Code o: Cioil Procedure the rate o: interest Nay exceeds 6% per annuN, i: the transaction is coNNercial and there is contract pertaining to the saNe between the parties. In the present case the transaction is coNNercial one and there is such contract existing between the parties as to the rate o: interest which shall be leoied. There:ore, the transaction is a siNple handloan transaction and rate o: interest @ 18% per annuN would be just and proper to be awarded on the principle suN adjudged i.e. aNount o: Rs.2,80,000/-. Hence, point No.1 is answered in the affirNatioe. AS TO POINT NO.2:- 8. In oiew o: discussion and fnding on point No.1 it is held that plaintif is entitled to recooer Rs.2,80,000/- :roN the de:endant with interest at the rate o: Rs.18% per annuN :roN the date o: fling o: the suit till its realization. Plaintif is also entitled to recooer cost o: the suit :roN de:endants. Hence, in answered to point No.2, I proceed to pass the :ollowing order. -- 4 of 6 -- 5 Sum .Suit No. 791 of 2019 : O R D E R : 1. The de:endant shall pay Rs.2,80,000/- (Rs. Two Lakh Eighty Thousand Only) to the plaintif with interest at the rate o: 18% per annuN :roN the date o: fling o: the suit till its realization. 2. De:endant do pay costs o: the suit to the plaintif. O. Decree be drawn accordingly. 4. Court :ee, i: any, be re:unded as per rule. Date : 10.02.2020 (Smt. S. G. Shaikh) Ad-Hoc Judge, City & Cioil Court, Gr. BoNbay Typed on : 10.02.2020. Signed on : 10.02.2020. -- 5 of 6 -- 6 Sum .Suit No. 791 of 2019 “CERTIFIED TO BE TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL SIGNED ORDER.” UPLOAD DATE TIME STENOGRAPHER NAME 10.02.2020 5.45 p.N. Mr. Tushar P. Kuwar NaNe o: the Judge H.H.J. SABIHA G. SHAIKH. Ad-hoc Judge. (Court RooN No.59) Date o: pronounceNent o: Order 10.02.2020 Order signed by P.O. on 10.02.2020 Order uploaded on 10.02.2020 -- 6 of 6 --
