Case Summary
The plaintiffs are a partnership firm and the defendants are a partnership firm involved in offset printing. The plaintiffs are seeking to recover a total outstanding liability of Rs.6,08,989/- from the defendants for goods supplied.
Judgment Outcome
Judgment Favored
Plaintiff
Relief Granted
Order to pay Rs.6,45,529/- with interest and costs.
Case Type
Civil Suit
Final Judgment
No
The court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, ordering the defendants to pay Rs.6,45,529/- along with interest and costs. Defendants are held jointly and severally liable for the amount.
Why Plaintiff Won:
The plaintiffs proved their case with unchallenged evidence and documents.
The plaintiffs proved their case with unchallenged evidence and documents.
Losing Side's Weaknesses:
The plaintiffs proved their case with unchallenged evidence and documents.
The plaintiffs proved their case with unchallenged evidence and documents.
Supporting Evidence
The case of the plaintiff is proved by the unchallenged oral testimony of the PW1 and the exhibits A1 to A5 series documents produced by her.
Judgment Evidence:
In the result, 1.The defendants shall pay a sum of Rs.6,45,529/- (Rupees six lakhs forty five thousand five hundred and twenty nine only) to the plaintiff with interest at the rate of 12 per cent from date of suit till date of decree and with future interest at the rate of 6 per cent from the date of decree till date of realization.
Parties Involved
Parties
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Party Name
- Century Trading Company
- Relation
- Represented by
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Party Name
- Biju Thomas
- Party Age
- 52
- Relation
- S/o
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Party Name
- Unnikrishnan.A
- Party Age
- 52
- Relation
- S/o
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Party Name
- Ashokan.K.M
- Party Age
- 72
- Relation
- S/o
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Party Name
- Rajeev Kumar.P
- Party Age
- 59
- Relation
- S/o
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Party Name
- M/s Midas Offset Printers
- Relation
- Represented by
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Party Name
- Chamakkalayil Devasya Mathew
- Relation
- Partner
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Party Name
- Kara nirappel George Marykutty
- Relation
- Partner
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Party Name
- Siby
- Relation
- Partner
Plaintiffs Documents
Statement of account, Copy of lawyer notice, Postal receipts, Acknowledgment card.
Defendants Documents
Advocates
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Advocate Name
- Sri. N.K.Rajan
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Advocate Name
- Santhosh Kumar
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
Reliefs
Relief Type:
Recovery
Outcome:
Granted
Description:
Plaintiffs sought recovery of the amount due from the defendants.
Evidence:
The suit is liable to be decreed and I do so.
Relief Type:
Interest
Outcome:
Granted
Description:
Interest at the rate of 12 percent from the date of suit till the date of decree.
Evidence:
Interest can be fixed at 12 percent as the interest claimed at 18 percent is exhorbitant.
Relief Type:
Costs
Outcome:
Granted
Description:
Defendants shall pay costs of the proceedings to the plaintiffs.
Evidence:
The defendants shall pay costs of the proceedings to the plaintiff.
Documents & Evidence
Document Type:
Statement of Account
Submitted By:
Plaintiff
Relevance:
Served as proof of the outstanding liability of the defendants to the plaintiffs.
Reference:
Ext.A1
Document Type:
Copy of Lawyer Notice
Submitted By:
Plaintiff
Relevance:
Served as evidence of the demand made to the defendants for payment.
Reference:
Ext.A2
Document Type:
Postal Receipts
Submitted By:
Plaintiff
Relevance:
Provided proof of sending the lawyer notice to the defendants.
Reference:
Ext.A3 series
Document Type:
Postal Acknowledgment Card
Submitted By:
Plaintiff
Relevance:
Served as evidence that defendant No.4 acknowledged receipt of the lawyer notice.
Reference:
Ext.A4
Document Type:
Returned Notices
Submitted By:
Plaintiff
Relevance:
Provided proof of non-receipt of notice by defendants No.1 to 3.
Reference:
Ext.A5 series
Case Classification
Case Type
Civil Suit
Category
Money and Loan Recovery
District
Kozhikode
State
Kerala
Court Establishment
Munsiff Court 2 Kozhikode
Common Reasons
Non-payment of rent
Case Code
Case between Century Trading Company et al vs M/s Midas Offset Printers et al regarding realisation of money.
Case Code Year
Case between Century Trading Company et al vs M/s Midas Offset Printers et al regarding realisation of money.