Final Order 1

Order Details: Ex-parte Judgement
Pdf Text: ..1.. Commercial Suit No. 377 of 2020
MHCC010129922019 Presented on : 10/12/19
Registered on : 15/02/20
Decided on : 27/04/26
Duration : 06Y: 04M: 17D
IN THE BOMBAY CITY CIVIL COURT, GREATER MUMBAI AT
MAZGAON
EXH-13
COMMERCIAL SUIT NO.377 OF 2020
Syndicate Canara Bank, a bank constituted,
Established and functioning under
The banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer
of Undertakings) Act, 1970,
Having its head office at
Manipal, 112 J.C. Road, Bengalore-560002,
Karnataka State and
amongst other, Having one of its Industrial
Finance Branch at 3rd Floor, 10 Homji Street
Fort Mumbai, Mumbai-400 023 Through its
Assistant General Manager
Mr. K. Krishnamurthy
Age: 55 year, (...deleted)
Occu. Service
Through its Authorized Officer Sumit Kumar, Age
38 years,
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M/s. Arunesh Tours and Travels
Through its Proprietor
Suresh Unnithan
Age:30 years Occ: Business
Residing at 31/403, Haresh,
Shanti Nagar, Sector-1,
Mira Road (E), Thane-401107.
Suresh Unnithan
Age: 30 years Occu. Business,
Residing at 31/403,Haresh,
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Shanti Nagar, Sector-1, Mira Road(E),
Thane-401107.
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..Defendants
Appearance :-
Ld. Adv. Mahesh Chandanshiv for plaintiff.
None for defendants.
(Ex-parte)
CORAM : SACHIN SURYAKANT PATIL,JUDGE
COURT ROOM NO.32.
DATE : 27/04/2026.
J U D G M E N T
1) This Commercial Suit is filed for recovery of amount under
Commercial Court Act, 2015.
The facts in brief are as under -
2) Defendant obtained vehicle loan of Rs.5,75,000/-. He
agreed to repay the loan with interest @ 10.90% P.A. with monthly
installment of Rs.12,822.06/-. He did not repay the loan as agreed. The
account was declared NPA on 30/07/2017. Amount of
Rs.5,75,221.76/- is due from the defendant. Demand notice sent to
defendant on 23/10/2018. Defendant did not comply with the notice
and repay the loan. Hence, this suit for recovery of amount.
3) The first writ of summons was served upon the defendants.
Defendants did not appear. Hence, matter proceeded ex-parte against
the defendants.
4) Heard the arguments of plaintiff. In view of aforesaid facts,
following points arise for my determination. I have recorded my
decisions thereon for the reasons stated as under :
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SR.
NO.
POINTS DECISIONS
1. Whether the plaintiff is entitled for
recovery of sum of Rs.5,75,221.76 ps
with interest @ 20% p.a. ? Partly Yes
2. What order ? ...As per final order.
R E A S O N S
5) The authorised person of plaintiff Mr. Sumit K. Kumar has filed
evidence affidavit vide Exhibit-9. Plaintiff has relied upon documentary
evidence produced at Exh-P/1 to Exh-P/15.
AS TO POINT NO.1 :-
6) PW-1 Mr. Sumit K. Kumar has deposed that, defendant obtained
vehicle loan of Rs.5,75,000/-. He agreed to repay the loan with interest
@ 10.90% P.A. with monthly installment of Rs.12,822.06. He did not
repay the loan as agreed. The account was declared NPA on
30/07/2017. Amount of Rs.5,75,221.76 ps is due from the defendant.
Demand notice sent to defendant on 23/10/2018. Defendant did not
comply with the notice and repay the loan.
7) On perusal of loan documents produced by the plaintiff at Exh-
P/1 to Exh-P/15, it is evident that defendant had obtained vehicle loan
of Rs.5,75,000/-. Defendant had executed Hypothecation Agreement as
well as Acknowledgment of Debt. As per the evidence of plaintiff,
amount of Rs.5,75,221.76 ps is due from defendant as on the date of
suit. Defendant has not appeared in the present suit. The suit has been
proceeded ex-parte. Therefore, the case of plaintiff has remained
unchallenged. Plaintiff has produced documents to show that defendant
agreed to pay interest @ 10.90% p.a. The plaintiff has calimed interest
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at the rate of 20%p.a. However, it has not produced any evidence to
justify interest at the rate of 20% p.a. Hence, while answering point
No.1 in partly affirmative, I pass the following order :-
ORDER
1. Commercial Suit No.377 of 2020 is partly decreed
with costs.
2. Defendants shall jointly and severally pay an amount
of Rs.5,75,221.76/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Seventy Five
Thousand Two Hundred Twenty One and Seventy Six
Paise Only) to plaintiff with interest at the rate of
10.90% p.a. from the date of suit till its realization.
3. Decree be drawn accordingly.
(Judgment dictated and pronounced in open Court)
( Sachin Suryakant Patil )
Judge, City Civil & Sessions Court,
Mazgaon, Mumbai, Court No.32
Dated :27/04/2026
Dictated and typed on :27/04/2026.
Signed by HHJ on :27/04/2026.
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SIGNED JUDGMENT/ORDER.”
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PATIL,JUDGE
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