IN THE COURT OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, ALLAGADDA.
PRESENT : Sri.S.V.N.Raju, B.Sc., B.L..,
Senior Civil Judge.
Tuesday the 25th day of June, 2013.
OS.No.24/2010
Koppurapu Chakrapani, S/o Venkata Narasaiah, aged 66 years, Hindu, cultivation, R/o Showkarpeta Street, Allagadda village Allagadda Mandal, Kurnool District ….Plaintiff -Vs-
Vankadari Sreeramulu, S/o Pedda Chengalarayudu, aged 55 years, Hindu, doing business, R/o H.No.17/144 A, Park road, Near Mahanandeeswara Temple, Nandyal Town, Kurnool District.….Defendant
This suit coming on 11.06.2013 for final hearing before me in the presence of Sri.B.Neelakanteswaram, Advocate for the plaintiff and Sri T. Rama Gopal Reddy, Sri V.V. Krishna Reddy and S. Rami Reddy Advocates for the defendant and having stood over for consideration, till this day this Court made the following:
JUDGMENT
1. This is a suit filed for recovery of Rs.1,19,270/- together with costs and subsequent interest based on suit promissory note.
2.The brief averments of the plaint are that on 1.10.2011 the defendant borrowed an amount of Rs.53,000/- from the plaintiff for his family expenses and executed the suit promissory note in favour of the plaintiff agreeing to repay that amount with interest @ 24% P.A.Later on 13.11.2007 the defendant made part payments of Rs.1000 and made endorsement on the back side of the promissory note.Thereafter the defendant failed to repay balance amount inspite of several demands made by the p. Hence the suit.
3.The defendant filed his written statement contending that the suit is not maintainable either in law or on facts. He denied the execution of suit pronote and also the consideration there under. He and the plaintiff were residing side by side house and some dispoutes arose between their ladies in connection with a water tap. With a view to take revenge against him the plaitnff fabricated the suit pronte and field this suit. He also fabricated the part payment endorsement with a view to harass him and prayed to dismss the suit with costs.
6.Based on the above pleadings, the following issues were settled for trial:
1. Whether the defendant has discharged the entire suit amount?
2. Whether the plaintiff is entitled for recovery of the suit amount?
3. To what relief?
7.To prove their respective contentions, on behalf of the plaintiff Pws. 1 & 2 were examined and Exs. A1 & A2 are marked. The defendant himself examined as Dw.1 and no documents are marked on his behalf.
Heard both sides and perused the record.
ISSUE No.1
8.The main contention of the petitioner is that on 1.5.2004 the defendant borrowed an amount of Rs.53,000/- from the plaintiff for his family expenses and executed the suit pronote agreeing to repay the amount with interest at 18% p.a. Later on 13.11.2007 the defendant made part payment of Rs.1000/- and faield to pay the balance amount insptie several demands made by him. The learned counsel for the plaintiff further contended that the defendant himself has scribed the suit prontoe and with a view to evade him liability, he denied the execution of suit prontoe and also consideration and part payment endorsement.
--------- , he is not liable to pay any amount to the plaintiff and the plaintiff is not entitled to recover the suit amount from him and prayed to dismiss the suit with costs.
9.The contention of the plaintiff is that the defendant did not repay any amount after making part payments of Rs.1000/- and Rs.500/- in 2006 and 2009 inspite of several demands made by him and he got issued legal notice to defendant under Ex.A4. The defendant received the legal notice but did not give any reply. Ex.A5 is postal acknowledgement of the defendant. He contended that the defendant did not repay any amount to him as such he is liable to pay the entire suit amount and prayed to decree the suit.
10. As the defendant pleaded that he discharged the entire amount due to the plaintiff in April 2010, the burden of proof lies on him. But the defendant did not step into the witness box to prove that he discharged the debt due to the plaintiff in April, 2010. As the defendant failed to enter in to the witness box an adverse inference can be drawn against him that the case setup by him is not correct.
11. Though the defendant contended that he discharged the entire amount due to the plaintiff in April 2010, but he did not mention how much amount he has paid to the plaintiff and in whose presence he paid to the plaintiff. Though he contended that as the suit pronote was not traced, the plaintiff promised him to return the same after it is traced. Even if that is true the defendant ought to have obtained a receipt from the plaintiff for the amount paid by him. But the defendant did not explain as to why he did not obtain a receipt from the plaintiff. On the other hand the evidence of the plaintiff who was examined as Pw1 clearly reveal that defendant did not repay any amount to the plaintiff subsequent to the part payment endorsements made under Ex.A2 & Ex.A3 on the reverse of Ex.A1 promissory note. Nothing was elicited from the cross examination of plaintiff to prove that the defendant discharged the entire amount due to the plaintiff.
12. Though the defendant contended that he discharged the entire amount due to the plaintiff and got issued a reply to the legal notice got issued by the plaintiff, but the same was not exhibited. Thus the defendant has miserably failed to prove that he discharged the entire amount due to the plaintiff under the suit pronote in April, 2010.
13. Accordingly I answer this issue against the defendant.
ISSUE No.2
14. The contention of the plaintiff is that the defendant borrowed
Rs.80,000/- from him on 12.03.2003 and executed the suit promissory note agreeing to repay the same with interest @ 16% P.A. Later the defendant made part payments of Rs. 1000/- and Rs.500/- on 10.03.2006 and 08.03.2009 respectively and failed to pay balance amount inspite of several demands made by him including a legal notice got issued by him. The plaintiff who was examined as Pw1 has reiterated the plaint averments.
15. As the defendant admitted execution of the suit promissory note and also the consideration there under and as he pleaded discharge, the burden lies on him to prove the same. As already pointed out by me on Issue No.1, the defendant failed to prove that he discharged entire amount due to the plaintiff.
16. In view of the evidence of Pw1 coupled with Ex.A1 to Ex.A5 the plaintiff is entitled to recover the suit amount.
17. Accordingly I answer this Issue infavour the plaintiff.
ISSUE No.3
18.As issue no.2 is found infavour of the plaintiff, he is entitled to recover the suit amount.
19. In the result, the suit is decreed for Rs.1,85,835/- together with costs and subsequent interest @ 6% P.A from the date of filing of the suit till the date of realization on the principal sum of Rs.80,000/-.
Typed to dictation by the Typist, corrected and pronounced by me in the open court on this the 13th day of June, 2013.
Senior Civil Judge,
Allagadda Appendix of evidence
Witnesses examined
For the plaintiff For the defendant
Pw1: K. Chakrapani -None-
Exhibits marked
EX.A1: Suit promissory note dt: 12.03.2003 EX.A2:Part payment endorsement for Rs.1000/-
dated: 10.03.2006
EX.A3:Part payment endorsement for Rs.500/- -Nil-
Dated: 08.03.2009
Ex.A4: Office copy of legal notice dated :10.06.2011 Got issued by the plaintiff Ex.A5: Postal acknowledgement of the defendant
SCJ, ALG
IN THE COURT OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, ALLAGADDA.
PRESENT : Sri.S.V.N.Raju, B.Sc., B.L..,
Senior Civil Judge.
Thursday the 13th day of June, 2013.
OS.No.95/2011
Koppurapu Chakrapani, S/o Venkata Narasaiah, aged 66 years, Hindu, cultivation, R/o Showkarpeta Street, Allagadda village Allagadda Mandal, Kurnool District ….Plaintiff -Vs-
Vankadari Sreeramulu, S/o Pedda Chengalarayudu, aged 55 years, Hindu, doing business, R/o H.No.17/144 A, Park road, Near Mahanandeeswara Temple, Nandyal Town, Kurnool District. ….Defendant
This is a suit filed for recovery of Rs.1,85,835/- together with costs and subsequent interest based on suit promissory note.
Plaint presented on 12.9.2011 and P.F on 19.1.2011.
Value of the suit for the purpose of Jurisdiction is of Rs.1,85,835/- and its Court Fee of Rs.4,326/- is paid U/Sec. 20 of APCF and SV Act.
Cause of Action for the suit arose at Allagadda.
This suit coming on 11.06.2013 for final hearing before me in the presence of Sri.B.Neelakanteswaram, Advocate for the plaintiff and Sri T. Rama Gopal Reddy, Sri V.V. Krishna Reddy and S. Rami Reddy Advocates for the defendant and having stood over for consideration, till this day this Court order and decree as follows.
1. that the defendant do pay to the plaintiff a sum of Rs. 1,85,835/- together with subsequent interest @ 6% p.a. from the date of filing of the suit till the date of realization on the principal sum of Rs.80,000/-
2. that the defendant do also pay to the plaintiff a sum of Rs.11,643 -00 towards costs of the suit.
Given under my hand and the seal of the court, on this the 13th day of June, 2013.
Senior Civil Judge
Allagadda.
Memo of Costs
For the Plaintiff For the Defendant 1.Stamps on Plaint : Rs. 4,326-00 .....
2.Stamp on Vakalath : Rs. 2-00 Rs. 2-00 3.Process : Rs. 40-00 …..
4.Advocate Fee : Rs. 7275-00 not filed
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Total: Rs. 11,643-00 Rs. 2-00
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SCJ, ALG.
IN THE COURT OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, ALLAGADDA.
PRESENT : Sri.S.V.N.Raju, B.Sc., B.L..,
Senior Civil Judge.
Thursday the 13th day of June, 2013.
OS.No.96/2011
Koppurapu Rajeswaramma, W/o Chakrapani, aged 55 years, Hindu, cultivation, R/o Showkarpeta Street, Allagadda village Allagadda Mandal, Kurnool District….Plaintiff -Vs-
Vankadari Sreeramulu, S/o Pedda Chengalarayudu, aged 55 years, Hindu, doing business, R/o H.No.17/144 A, Park road, Near Mahanandeeswara Temple, Nandyal Town, Kurnool District.….Defendant
This suit coming on 11.06.2013 for final hearing before me in the presence of Sri.B.Neelakanteswaram, Advocate for the plaintiff and Sri T. Rama Gopal Reddy, Sri V.V. Krishna Reddy and S. Rami Reddy Advocated for the defendant and having stood over for consideration, till this day this Court made the following:
JUDGMENT
1. This is a suit filed for recovery of Rs.1,85,835/- together with costs and subsequent interest based on suit promissory note.
2.The brief averments of the plaint are that the defendant borrowed an amount of Rs.80,000/- from the plaintiff on 12.03.2003 for his family expenses and executed the suit promissory note agreeing to repay the same with interest @ 16% P.A. Later the defendant made part payments of
Rs.1000/- on 10.03.2006 and Rs.500/- on 08.03.2009 and made endorsements on the back side of the promissory note.
3.Thereafter the defendant failed to repay balance amount inspite of several demands made by the plaintiff including a legal notice got issued by her. Hence the suit.
4.The defendant filed his written statement admitting execution of the suit pronote and the consideration there under. He further admitted that he made part payments of Rs.1000/- and Rs.500/- to the plaintiff on 10.03.2006 and 08.03.2009 respectively.
5. He contended that he and plaintiff are close relatives. In the month of
April 2010 he paid the entire amount due on the suit pronote. The plaintiff informed that suit pronote was not traced and she would return the same soon after it is traced. The plaintiff also did not issue any receipt.
5.Believing the words of the plaintiff and due to confidence in the plaintiff he waited for some time and when he insisted the plaintiff to return the pronote, she dodged the matter. To the legal notice got issued by the plaintiff he sent a reply with true facts. The plaintiff has no cause of action to file the suit. The plaintiff is not entitled to recover the suit amount as he has already discharged the same and prayed to dismiss the suit with exemplary costs.
6.Based on the above pleadings, the following issues were settled for trial:
1. Whether the defendant has discharged the entire suit amount?
2. Whether the plaintiff is entitled for recovery of the suit amount?
3. To what relief?
7.To prove their respective contentions, on behalf of the plaintiff she was examined as Pw1 and got marked Ex.A1 to A5. On behalf of the defendant none was examined and no documents are marked.
ISSUE No.1
8.The contention of the defendant is that he discharged the entire amount due under the suit pronote in the month of April 2010. At that time the plaintiff informed him that the suit pronote was misplaced and she would return it soon after it is traced. As the plaintiff is his close relative he trusted the words of the plaintiff and did not insist ever for a receipt. He waited for some time and later he demanded the plaintiff to return the suit promissory note. The plaintiff dodged the matter on some pretext or other. Since, he has already discharged the debt due to the plaintiff, he is not liable to pay any amount to the plaintiff and the plaintiff is not entitled to recover the suit amount from him and prayed to dismiss the suit with costs.
9.The contention of the plaintiff is that the defendant did not repay any amount after making part payments of Rs.1000/- and Rs.500/- in 2006 and 2009 inspite of several demands made by her and she got issued legal notice to the defendant under Ex.A4. The defendant received the legal notice but did not give any reply. Ex.A5 is postal acknowledgement of the defendant.
She contended that the defendant did not repay any amount to her as such he is liable to pay the entire suit amount and prayed to decree the suit.
10. As the defendant pleaded that he discharged the entire amount due to the plaintiff in April 2010, the burden of proof lies on him. But the defendant did not step in to the witness box to prove that he discharged the debt due to the plaintiff in April, 2010. As the defendant failed to enter in to the witness box, an adverse inference can be drawn against him that the case setup by him is not correct.
11. Though the defendant contended that he discharged the entire amount due to the plaintiff in April 2010, but he did not mention how much amount he has paid to the plaintiff and in whose presence he paid to the plaintiff. He contended that as the suit pronote was not traced, and the plaintiff promised him to return the same after it is traced. Even if that is true the defendant ought to have obtained a receipt from the plaintiff for the amount paid by him. But the defendant did not explain as to why he did not obtain a receipt from the plaintiff. On the other hand the evidence of the plaintiff who was examined as Pw1 clearly reveal that defendant did not repay any amount to the plaintiff subsequent to the part payment endorsements made under Ex.A2 & Ex.A3 on the reverse of Ex.A1 promissory note. Nothing was elicited from the cross examination of plaintiff to prove that the defendant discharged the entire amount due to the plaintiff.
12. Though the defendant contended that he discharged the entire amount due to the plaintiff and got issued a reply to the legal notice got issued by the plaintiff, but the same was not exhibited. Thus the defendant has miserably failed to prove that he discharged the entire amount due to the plaintiff under the suit pronote in April, 2010.
13. Accordingly I answer this issue against the defendant.
ISSUE No.2
14. The contention of the plaintiff is, that the defendant borrowed
Rs.80,000/- from her on 12.03.2003 and executed the suit promissory note agreeing to repay the same with interest @ 16% P.A. Later the defendant made part payments of Rs. 1000/- and Rs.500/- on 10.03.2006 and 08.03.2009 respectively and failed to pay balance amount inspite of several demands made by her including a legal notice got issued by her. The plaintiff who was examined as Pw1 has reiterated the plaint averments.
15. As the defendant admitted execution of the suit promissory note and also the consideration there under and as pleaded discharge, burden lies on him to prove the same. As already pointed out by me on Issue No.1, the defendant failed to prove that he discharged entire amount due to the plaintiff.
16. In view of the evidence of Pw1 coupled with Ex.A1 to Ex.A5, the plaintiff is entitled to recover the suit amount.
17.Accordingly I answer this Issue infavour the plaintiff.
ISSUE No.3
18.As issue no.2 is found infavour of the plaintiff, she is entitled to recover the suit amount.
19. In the result, the suit is decreed for Rs.1,85,835/- together with costs and subsequent interest @ 6% p.a. from the date of filing of the suit till the date of realization on the principal sum of Rs.80,000/-.
Typed to dictation by the Typist, corrected and pronounced by me in the open court on this the 13th day of June, 2013.
Senior Civil Judge,
Allagadda Appendix of evidence
Witnesses examined
For the plaintiff For the defendant
Pw1: K. Rajeswaramma -None-
Exhibits marked
EX.A1: Suit promissory note dt: 12.03.2003 EX.A2 & A3 : Part payment endorsements
dated: 10.03.2006 and 08.03.2009
for Rs.1000/-, Rs.500/- respectively Ex.A4: Office copy of legal notice dated 10.06.2011 -Nil- got issued by the plaintiff Ex.A5: Postal acknowledgement of the defendant
SCJ, ALG
IN THE COURT OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, ALLAGADDA.
PRESENT : Sri.S.V.N.Raju, B.Sc., B.L..,
Senior Civil Judge.
Thursday the 13th day of June, 2013.
OS.No.96/2011
Koppurapu Rajeswaramma, W/o Chakrapani, aged 55 years, Hindu, cultivation, R/o Showkarpeta Street, Allagadda village Allagadda Mandal, Kurnool District ….Plaintiff -Vs-
Vankadari Sreeramulu, S/o Pedda Chengalarayudu, aged 55 years, Hindu, doing business, R/o H.No.17/144 A, Park road, Near Mahanandeeswara Temple, Nandyal Town, Kurnool District. ….Defendant -- -
This is a suit filed for recovery of Rs.1,85,835/- together with costs and subsequent interest based on suit promissory note.
Plaint presented on 12.9.2011 and P.F on 16.9.2011.
Value of the suit for the purpose of Jurisdiction is of Rs.1,85,835/- and its Court Fee of Rs.4,326/- is paid U/Sec. 20 of APCF and SV Act.
Cause of Action for the suit arose at Allagadda village and Mandal.
This suit coming on 11.06.2013 for final hearing before me in the presence of Sri.B.Neelakanteswaram, Advocate for the plaintiff and Sri T. Rama Gopal Reddy, Sri V.V. Krishna Reddy and S. Rami Reddy Advocates for the defendant and having stood over for consideration, till this day this Court order and decree as follows.
1. that the defendant do pay to the plaintiff a sum of Rs. 1,85,835/- together with subsequent interest @ 6% p.a. from the date of filing of the suit till the date of realization on the principal sum of Rs.80,000/-
2. that the defendant do also pay to the plaintiff a sum of Rs.11,643 -00 towards costs of the suit.
Given under my hand and the seal of the court, on this the 13th day of June, 2013.
Senior Civil Judge
Allagadda.
Memo of Costs
For the Plaintiff For the Defendants 1.Stamps on Plaint : Rs. 4,326-00 .....
2.Stamp on Vakalath : Rs. 2-00 Rs.2-00 3.Process : Rs. 40-00 ….. 4.Advocate Fee : Rs. 7275-00 not filed
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Total: Rs. 11,643-00 Rs.2-00
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SCJ, ALG.