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IN THE COURT OF THE JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE, NANDALUR.
Present: Ms.J.Sowmya Josphine, B.Com., B.L.,
Junior Civil Judge, Nandalur.
Friday, this the 28 th day of June, 2019
O.S. No.102 of 2018
Bewteen:
Vangiti Venkata Ratnamma, W/o. V.Tirumala Kondiah, age 45 years, Hindu, House-wife, Mohiddin palli Village & Post, Sidhout Mandal, Y.S.R. District.
...Plaintiff.
Verses.
Obulam Sreenivasulu, S/o. Venkataiah, Pothapi village, Nandalur Mandal having died his legal representatives
Oboulam Adilakshmi, W/o. Late Sreenivasulu, aged 40 years, Hindu, House- wife, Pothapi Village & Post, Nandalur Mandal presently residing at Nagireddy palli H.W., Near Sreeramulu Temple, Nandalur Post and Mandal, Y.S.R. District.
...Defendants.
This suit coming on this day for final hearing before me in the presence of Sri D.Narasimhulu, Advocate for the plaintiff, and of
Sri Shaik Mohammed Ali, A.G.P., for the defendant and upon hearing both sides, upon perusing the entire material on record and having stood over for consideration to this day, this court delivered the following:
J U D G M E N T
1.Plaintiff filed this suit for recovery of Rs.2,06,964/- being the
principal and interest due on suit promissory note dated.10-05-2015
executed by the deceased defendant by name Obulam Sreenivasulu who is the husband of defendant in favour of the plaintiff for a sum of Rs.1,14,000/- agreeing to repay the same with interest at 24% p.a., with future interest and for costs of the suit.
2.The brief averments of the plaint are as follows:
The deceased defendant Obulam Sreenivasulu, S/o. Venkataiah 2 borrowed an amount Rs.1,14,000/- (Rupees One lakh fourteen thousands only) from the plaintiff on 10.05.2015 and executed a promissory note in favour of the plaintiff agreeing to repay the same with interest at 24% p.a., on demand. The plaintiff made several oral demands to the deceased defendant to pay the pronote amount. The deceased paid part payment of
Rs.2,000/- (Rupees two thousand only) on 08.05.2017. The part payment endorsed on back side of the pronote on 08.05.2017. It is submitted that the original defendant Obulam Sreenivasulu was died leaving behind the defendant as legal heir. The plaintiff approached to the defendant to pay the pronote amount to the plaintiff. She is a attester of the said pronote and she know the borrowed pronote amount for his family necessities. It is submitted that the plaintiff issued a legal notice to the defendant on 29.10.2018. The said legal notice served, she did not paid or respond. She is wife of deceased defendant Obulam Sreenivasulu. Hence, the Suit.
3.The defendant filed written statement stating that the plaintiff contending that in para NO.3 (b) ie., the deceased paid part payment of s.2000/- on 8.5.2017 and endorsed on back side of the pronote same on 8.5.2017. It is utterly false.Unfortunately he was already expire on 30.4.2017. IT is very astonished that how is deceased defendant come out from his grave and endorsed on 8.5.2017?. It is unnatural unbelievable and unlawful.
b) The plaintiff and deceased defendant working together for their livelihood purpose in Kuwait Arab country. They are belongs to same village.
In this connection they give and take the money transactions are in between them. In this manner the deceased defendant sum of Rs.1,14,000/- taken from the plaintiff in the Kuwait through DINARS denominations. After passing some days. They both come back to India. After plaintiff executed 3 one suit pronote by the deceased defendant worth of Rs.1,14,000/- and along with his wife’s surety witness, who is not LR defendant in this suit.
c) Later passing some days, the plaintiff demanded to repay her money to the defendant. But some circumstances defendant unable to repay the amount. The deceased defendant says that after he went to Kuwait repay the debt amount to you in Kuwait and she agreed and went away to Kuwait.
d) Further by unfate the deceased defendant affected with “ T.B and Blood Sugar”. Gradullay his health will decreasing, and he laid on the bed ridden in this connection the plaintiff heard the news in Kuwait, about the defendant who is affected with ill health and evil deceases in Kuwait.
After she rushed immediately from Kuwait to India.
e) Further the plaintiff demanded to repay her money which was executed pronote by himself. But defendant unable to repay the debt amount he urged to her give sometime to settle the amount, but the plaintiff never heard his words and kept away aside. And also she put pressure and harassed to him for settle the amount immediately likewise the deceased defendant could not bare her harassments. After while even he wa lying on bed, however he gather and received the amount from other sources and yhe was settled the full fledged debt amount to the plaintiff. After receiving the debt amount the plaintiff said that “ The suit pronote was kept away in my house”. So “I return the suit pronote immediately the next day without fail. But intentionally she went to Kuwait without any informing to the deceased defendant. From that onwards she never return the suit pronote to deceased defendant or his wife. The defendant so many times requested though phone and orally to the plaintiffs relatives also to return the suit pronote. But till yet she never return it.
f) In mean while the family problem and allegations arose 4 between the plaintiff and defendant. Subsequently by the unfate, gradually decreasing the health of deceased defendant and he laid on bed ridden with effect of evil decease, after while unfortunately he passed away to heaven on 30.04.2017. After expired of deceased defendant his wife become a bread winner of her family and she having a two children with blessing of her husband.
g) When the deceased defendant laying a bed ridden suffering from evil deceased for the treatment expenditure purposes she take a
Rs.2,00,000/- from one Madapuri Varalakshmi, W/o. Madapuri Ramanaiah.
After her husband expired, she mortgaged un registered deed to the suit schedule property to same one on 20.11.2017. Hence, the facts of the case of the plaint a) It is submitted that the contention of the plaintiff in para
No.3 (c) (d) (e) are all false. The deceased defendant already paid the suir pronote amount to the plaintiff but she never return and handover the suit pronote to the defendant. b) the defendant send a reply notice to the plaintiffs counsel with all required contents on 6.11.2018. The defendant submits that the plaintiff with Barratrous mindset and wreak revenge against the defendant with vengeance, she filed the suit only to get wrongful gain. The defendant submits that the suit pronote is forged one and defendant fabricted to mortal suit pronote with the help of her henchman by attesting the same to give the immortalize to the suit pronote.the deceased defendant never endorsed on the back of the suit pronote on 8.5.2017 unfortunately the deceased defendant already expired with evil decease on 30.04.2017. Although the suit pronote is already barred over by limitation period as per the “The limitation Act 1963” ie., the period over laps from 190.5.2015 to 10.5.2018. Hence the suit is not maintainable. It is submitted that the schedule property already mortgaged with amount of Rs.2 lakhs by 5 un registered deed. On Madapuri Vara Lakshmi, W/o. Ramaiah ddt.
20.11.2017 . The plaintiff was hidden and suppressed all the facts of the case she done the wrongful way methods and fabricated, cheated the deceive to the Hon’ble Court and obtained the favourable orders from the
Hon’ble Court in I.A.No.337/2018 and it is further submitted that the suit
pronote is immortal document one. It is alleged one and create forgery one.
So that respondent is ready to sent alleged suit pronote for expert opinion to examine the signature of the deceased defendant on pronote and planted signature of the deceased defendant for just decision of this Hon’ble Court.
However seems it may be pursuance it any ways as per law the suit is not maintainable as per law. There is no cause of action and balance of convenience for the suit one alleged in the plaint is utter false hood and it is created by the plaintiff for the purpose of the suit only. The suit is filed by the plaintiff is barred under law to file the suit only for intended to grab the deceased defendants suit schedule property. Hence, there is no cause of action arise in the suit. In the above said circumstances it is therefore prayed that the Hon’ble court may be pleased to dismiss the suit with costs in the interest of justice, otherwise the defendant will put to gross injustice, irreparable loss and hardship.
4.Basing on the above pleadings the following issues were framed.
i) Whether the Suit promissory note is executed by the
deceased defendant in favour of the plaintiff during his life time?
ii) Whether the suit promissory note is true, valid and binding?
iii) Whether the plaintiff is entitled for the suit
amount from the defendant as prayed for ?
iv) To what relief ?
5.To prove his case the plaintiff got examined as PW.1 and got 6 marked Exs.A.1 to Ex.A.4. On behalf defendant, defendant himself was examined as D.W.1 and got marked Ex.B.1 and Ex.B.2
6. PW.1 filed her chief-affidavit by re-iterating the entire averments made in the plaint and got marked Exs.A.1 to Ex.A.4.Ex.A1 Suit promissory note date 10.05.2015 of Rs.1,14,000/- executed by the deceased defendant
Obulam Sreenivasulu in favour of plaintiff. Ex.A2 Pro-note endorsement
dated 08.05.2017 of Rs.2000/-. Ex.A3 Office copy of legal notice dated
28.10.2018 with postal receipt. Ex.A4 Served postal acknowledgement.
P.W.1 in her cross-examination deposed that I am residing at Nagireddipalli village. Again the witness adds that I am residing at Mohiddin palli village.
I am a house wife. It is true that frequently I am going to Kuwait and returning from Kuwait. I know deceased defendant by name Obulam
Sreenivasulu. And it is true that during his life time the deceased defendant also went to Kuwait and it is true that I got acquaintance with the deceased defendant at Kuwait. No financial transaction taken place between the deceased defendant husband with me. I gave 500 Kuwait Diners to the deceased defendant during his life time at Kuwait. It is true that I know the fact that deceased defendant is suffering with ill-health during his life time.
It is true that due to ill-health the deceased defendant returned from Kuwait later I also returned from Kuwait. It is true that deceased defendant executed a bond I.e Ex.A1 in India for the 500 Kuwait Dinars at the time of executing the bond the 500 Kuwait diners value worth of Rs.1,14,000/- in
India. The bond I.e Ex.A1 was executed on 10.05.2015. Obulam
Adilakshumma who is the deceased defendant wife, Nagabushnam acted as a attester for the said bond I.e Ex.A1. It is true that after the completion of the bond I.e Ex.A1 transaction I left India and went to Kuwait and again 7 after that I came to India. It is true that after I returned to India as the defendant is fallen in ill-health during that stage also I requested the deceased defendant for the payment of the amount but I did not I raised the galata with the deceased defendant. It is not true to suggest that as I raised the galata with the deceased defendant for the payment of the amount so for this reason the deceased defendant discharged the debt to me on the next day of the galata. It is not true to suggest that after receiving the debt I told to the deceased defendant that the bond was with me and I hand over the bond to the deceased defendant. It is not true to suggest that as the bond
I.e Ex.A1 is going to barred by limitation on the date 10.05.2018 keeping in view the same I only forged the signatures of the attester's, deceased defendant husband. On the request of me the deceased defendant made a part payment to me by paying the amount of Rs.2000/- and the endorsement made on the Ex.A2 I.e endorsement. And part payment was made by the deceased defendant to me on 08.05.2017. It is true that after that I came to know about the death of the deceased defendant by some others. I cannot say the date of the death of the deceased defendant. It is not true to suggest that the deceased defendant died on 30.04.2017 and the document
I.e death certificate also clearly reveals that. I know Madapuri Ramanaiah.
I do not know whether Madapuri Ramanaiah gave an amount of
Rs.2,00,000/- to the deceased defendant wife by name Obulam Adilakshmi on 20.11.2017 transaction relating to the mortgage of the deceased defendant wife site. It is not true to suggest that the deceased defendant wife already paid the amount to me and the Obulam Adilakshmi already borrowed an amount from the Modapuri Ramanaiah so Obulam Adilakshmi is not having the right over the said site and Modapuri Ramanaiah is his having the right over the said site as the deceased defendant wife failed to 8 discharged the mortgage debt which was due to the Modapuri Ramanaiah.
It is not true to suggest that on the same site by mis representing the
Hon'ble court I obtained attachment orders In IA No.337/2018. It is not
true to suggest that by filing the fake documents I obtained attachment orders by mis representing the Hon'ble court and after the demise of the deceased defendant I fraudulently show in the endorsement on the promissory note I,e Ex.A2 but the deceased defendant expired on 30.04.2017.
7. The defendant herself was examined as D.W.1 and she re-iterated the entire averments made in the written statement in his chief-examination and got marked Ex.B.1 and Ex.B.2. Ex.1 is the death certificate issued through mee seva by E.O Nagireddipalli Panchayathi. Ex.B2: 06.11.2018 reply notice to the plaintiff counsel. D.W.1 in his cross-examination I studied up to
Intermediate and I am not working as a employee. I know the plaintiff/PW1 in this suit, since 5 to 10 years. It is true that Ex.A1 was executed by me in favour of the PW1 as myself and my husband borrowed amount from the plaintiff/PW1. It is true that I acted as a attester in respect of transaction of
Ex.A1. It is true that as my self and my husband borrowed amount from the
PW1 so that PW1 demanded myself and my husband for the repayment of the amount for several times. After several demands made by the PW1 I paid the amount to the PW1. During the life time of my husband I paid the amount to the PW1 in the year 2016. I do not know the contents of my written statement. The PW1 several times raised a galata with me and I did not preferred a complaint against the PW1 for the said galata as the same was raised by her. The main reason for raising the galata with me of the repayment of the amount. As I made the repayment to the PW1 I did not received the promissory note from the PW1. The witness adds that 9 unfortunately I paid the amount to the PW1 and without informing us and without hand over the promissory note she left India and went Kuwait. I gave a complaint in the year September, 2017 against the PW1 for return of the promissory note but I did not issued lawyer notice to the PW1 for the same. It is true that I did not mentioned the same in the chief-affidavit and
I did not filed the copy of the complaint before that Hon'ble Court. It is not true to suggest that I did not made any repayment to the PW1 as I am deposing the false. It is true that panchayathi held between me and the
PW1 but I am unable to say the date of panchayathi and who were present in the panchayathi and same was not mentioned in my chief-affidavit. It is true that I executed a mortgage in favour of Madapuri Varalakshmi for an amount of (Rs.2,00,000/-) rupees two lakhs and same was registered. It is true that I am having knowledge about the difference between registered and un-registered. It is true that attached property was in my possession and enjoyment. It is true that as I executed a mortgage in favour of
Modapuri Varalakshmi is a un-registered one. It is not true to suggest that with a view to escape from the attachment and any other transactions this mortgage was created by me. The witness says that since from the date of returning from Kuwait my husband fallen ill-health and he is undergoing treatment at Madhu Diabetic at Rajampet. It is true that Deepathi Diabetic hospital is situated at Aravapalli not in Nagireddipalli village. As my husband got expired he was buried at Pothapi village and he is resident of the same village. It is not true to suggest that as my husband got expired on 30.04.2017 in Madhu Diabetic hospital, Rajampet. My husband died in the Deepathi Diabetic hospital. It is true that it is mentioned in the Ex.B1 that my husband got expired in the house D.No.9/59 at Nagireddipalli village. It is not true to suggest that as my husband got expired in the 10 hospital, Rajampet as Ex.B1 was created. It is not true to suggest that my husband did not expired on 30.04.2017 but got expired on 12.05.2017 at
Madhu Diabetic hospital, Rajampet. It is not true to suggest that generally the death certificate of death person was issued where the death person dies and one month time has been taken to issue the death certificate with in two days I secure the death certificate of my husband so same was created by one vilakari by name Ravi. It is not true to suggest that with a view to evade the amount and my husband made part payment under Ex.A2 and my husband put the signature on it my presence at my instance as I am deposing false.
8. Point for consideration:
For the sake of convenience Issue No.1 to 3 are clubbed together.
The learned counsel for plaintiff argued that the original borrower died so the plaintiff filed suit against the LR’s of the deceased defendant. He further argued that before filing of the suit that Ex.A.1 is executed by the deceased defendant in favour of the plaintiff and the wife of deceased defendant attested the promissory note Ex.A.1. He further argued that promissory note Ex.A.1 is admitted and once it is admitted that the promissory note Ex.A.1 by the defendant these admissions cannot be proved.
9.The learned counsel for plaintiff further argued that the deceased defendant paid Rs.2000/- dt.08.05.2017 and endorsed the same on the back of the promissory note Ex.A.1 and he further argued that defendant admitted that plaintiff P.W.1 approached him for repayment of the amount and she taken the plea that she discharged the amount. He further argued that in the cross-examination of D.W.1 it is clearly stated that original defendant died in the hospital but the death certificate Ex.B.1 clearly 11 reveals that the deceased defendant died in Nagireddy palli village. Further the counsel for plaintiff argued that so Ex.B.2 is a created one. And he also argued that no date and time was mentioned in the death certificate and to obtain death certificate 21 days time will be taken and within one day how the death certificate will be issued and it is impossible to issue death certificate Ex.B.1 without conducting enquiry and after following the procedure. He further argued that as per the evidence of DW.1 the burden lies on defendant to prove that the death certificate of the deceased defendant that Ex.B.1 is genuine or forged one. He also argued that the defendant taken plea that property was sold and mortgaged so this mortgage transaction was not maintainable. He argued that defendants admitted the promissory note amount under Ex.A.1 but did not admitted part payment and he argued that previously the defendant is in Kuwait as per Sec.73 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 the Hon’ble Court is having power to compare the signature.
10.The counsel for the defendant argued that the defendant executing the promissory note Ex.A.1 in favour of the PW.1 is correct. He further argued that and the plaintiff promised to return the pronote till date she never return the suit promissory note Ex.A.1. He further argued that the deceased defendant died on 30.04.2017. The plaintiff contention is that the deceased defendant died in the hospital but the deceased defendant died in the Nagireddy palli village and the Ex.B.1 clearly reveals the same. And generally where any person died in any place at that place of the death only death certificate will be issued. He further argued that learned counsel for plaintiff argued that on 08.05.2017 the deceased defendant made a part payment of Rs.2000/- and endorsed the same for the same the learned counsel for the defendant argued that already the deceased defendant died 12 on 30.4.2017 then how the deceased defendant can make part payment on 8.05.2017 it is impossible how the deceased defendant will come out from the grave. And he further argued that she executed mortgaged deed for
Rs.2,00,000/- and the plaintiff hidden and suppressed all these facts. He also argued that as per Death and Birth registration Act death certificate can be issued at any time.
11.P.W.1 clearly deposed in her evidence that he gave 500 Kuwait dinars to the deceased defendant during his life time at Kuwait and he also admitted that the deceased defendant executed a bond ie., Ex.A.1 in India for the 500 Kuwait dinars. And she also deposed that deceased defendant wife acted as a attestor with regard to the transaction of Ex.A.1. D.W.1 also having acquaintance with the P.W.1 and she admitted the same in her evidence. D.W.1 clearly admitted that she acted as a ttesor in respect of transaction of Ex.A.1 and she further admitted that myself and my husband borrowed an amount from P.W.1 so to that effect P.W.1 demand myself and my husband for the repayment of the amount for several times. As the defendants version is that she paid the amount to the P.w.1 in the year 2016.After that D.W.1 deposed that P.W.1 raised galata for several times with her and even though she did not preferred a complaint against P.W.1 for the said galata. As the main crucial point in this suit is whether the deceased defendant borrowed an amount during his life time or not and the same was admitted by the defendant/D.W.1 by stating that myself and my husband borrowed an amount from the P.W.1 so the second point whether the deceased defendant made a part payment on 8.5.2017 is not an important aspect because the DW.1 clearly admitted that we borrowed an amount from the P.W.1. So it is clearly proved and Ex.A.1 clearly reveals the same and no need to prove the same. Primary instances of the suit was proved by the 13 plaintiff accordingly Issues No.1 to 3 were answered in favour of the plaintiff and against the defendant.
12. Issue No.4:- To what relief ?
In view of findings of Issue No.1 to 3 the plaintiff is entitled to recover an amount of Rs.2,06,964/- from the defendant with future interest and costs as prayed for.
14.In the result, the suit is decreed with costs and plaintiff is entitled to recover an amount of Rs.2,06,964/- from the assets of the deceased defendant Obulam Sreenivasulu, S/o. Venkataiah who is husband of defendant with future interest at 12% per annum from the date of the suit till the date of the decree and at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of the decree till realization of the amount on the principal amount of
Rs.1,14,000/-.
Typed to my dictation by the Stenographer Grade-III, corrected and
pronounced by me in the Open Court, this the 28th day of June, 2019.
Sd/- J.Sowmya Josphine,
Junior Civil Judge,
Nandalur.
APPENDIX OF EVIDENCE
WITNESSES EXAMINED FOR
Plaintiff: Defendant:
P.W.1 :V. Venkata Ratnamma D.W.1: O. Adi Lakshmi
Exhibits marked for plaintiff:
Ex.A.1 : Suit promissory note date 10.05.2015 of Rs.1,14,000/- executed by the deceased defendant Obulam Sreenivasulu in favour of plaintiff.
Ex.A2: Pro-note endorsement dated 08.05.2017 of Rs.2000/-.
Ex.A3: Office copy of legal notice dated 28.10.2018 with postal receipt.
Ex.A4:Served postal acknowledgement.
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Exhibits marked for defendant:
Ex.B1:03.05.2017 death certificate issued through mee seva by E.O
Nagireddipalli Panchayathi.
Ex.B2: 06.11.2018 reply notice to the plaintiff counsel
Sd/- J.Sowmya Josphine,
J.C.J.,
Nandalur.