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APPR130010622021Presented on : 26-11-2021 Registered on : 26-11-2021 Decided on : 12-05-2026 Duration : 4 years, 5 months, 16 days
IN THE COURT OF THE CIVIL JUDGE(JUNIOR DIVISION) –
CUM - JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS: PODILI.
PRESENT: Ms.V. Sri Prathyusha,
Civil Judge (Junior Division) – Cum -
Judicial Magistrate of I Class , Podili.
Tuesday , the 12 th Day of May, 2026
O.S.No.282 of 2021
Between:
Dornala Konda Reddy S/o Venkata Reddy, Aged about 54 Years, Hindu, Cultivation, Permanent resident of Podili Village of Podili Mandal, Prakasam
District. …Plaintiff
And:
Mekala Haribabu S/o Sankararao, Aged about 40
Years, Hindu, Resident of Kakarla Village of
Marripudi Mandal, Prakasam District. …Defendant
This suit came before this Court on 23-03-2026 for final hearing in the presence of Sri T. Ram Mohanrao, Advocate for the plaintiff and Sri S.M.Basha,
Advocate for the defendant and having stood over for consideration, till this day, this court delivered the following :-
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JUDGMENT
1)This is a suit filed against the defendant for recovery of an amount of
Rs.8,59,333/- with subsequent interest at 24% p.a. from the date of filing of the suit till the date of realization and for costs of the suit.
2) IN A NUTSHELL, THE BRIEF AVERMENTS OF THE PLAINT ARE AS
FOLLOWS :-
The defendant has borrowed an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- from the plaintiff transferor namely Gunturi Pitchireddy on 10-09-2018 promissing to repay the same with interest at the rate of 24% p.a and agreed to repay the said amount either to the said Gunturi Pitchhireddy or to his order on demand and on the very same day, after receipt of the said consideration, the defendant executed a suit promissory note in favour of Gunturi Pitchhireddy at Madireddy palem. The defendant never paid any amount to the said Gunturi Pitchhireddy. Under need of money i.e. Family expenses, the said Gunturi Pitchhireddy received an amount of
Rs.7,00,000/- as full and final amount from the plaintiff on 01-03-2021 and transferred the suit promissory note executed by the defendant in favour of Gunturi
Pitchhireddy to the plaintiff. The same transfer order was endorsed on the back side of promissory note in favour of the plaintiff at Podili. The plaintiff is entitled to claim right against the defendant. After transferred endorsement, the plaintiff approached the defendant personally on several times and requested to make arrange the payment, but the defendant did not pay any amount to the plaintiff.
Later, the defendant has issued a cheque for an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- towards part payment of the above said promissory note debt on 20-07-2021, but the same cheque was dishonored by the Bank on 04-09-2021. The defendant is having sufficient means and capacity to realize the amount to the plaintiff, but the defendant wantonly and intentionally avoiding to make payment having an intention
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3 to harass the plaintiff. Hence the plaintiff is constrained to file the suit for recovery of the amount due under the promissory note. Hence the suit.
3) The defendant filed his written statement denying the averments mentioned in the plaint and contended that the defendant never borrowed an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- from one Gunturi Pitchireddy and never executed promissory note in his favor on 10-09-2018 and as such, the plaintiff has forcibly taken the promissory notes by way of threatened the defendant without any cash consideration passed by the plaintiff in favour of the defendant and the same promissory note was filled in the name of one Gunturi Pitchireddy who is the close associate of the plaintiff and again the plaintiff created transfer endorsement in his favor from Gunturi Pitchireddy to harass the defendant without the plaintiff passed consideration of an amount of Rs.7,00,000/- to the said Gunturi Pitchireddy. The plaintiff has filed several NI act cases and promissory note suits against the defendant before this Hon'ble Court for getting unlawful gain and to harass the defendant only. The plaintiff wife namely Dornala Hymavathi also filed the petition under Order 21 Rule 48 of C.P.C against the defendant before the Hon'ble Senior
Civil Judge Court, Darsi. As per that petition, the plaintiff wife collecting huge
amounts from the salary of the defendant. The plaintiff filed the above said cases by way of filled empty notes with huge amounts mentioned in cheques and promissory notes which contains the signature of the defendant. In fact, the plaintiff does not have any capacity to lend such a huge amounts to the defendant. The defendant is working as Hostel Warden and so, there is no necessity to borrow such a huge amounts from the plaintiff. The defendant never borrowed the suit promissory note amount from Gunturi Pitchireddy at any point of time. The attestors are also unknown persons to the defendant and he may be the henchmen of the plaintiff and moreover the plaintiff filled the suit promissory note in favor of Gunturi Pitchireddy, it
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4 is clearly disclosed the attitude of the plaintiff. There is no passage of consideration even to single pie from Gunturi Pitchireddy to the defendant at any point of time and so the suit is not maintainable as the same was filed basing on fake promissory note and fake transfer endorsement without any considerations. The plaintiff suppressed the actual facts as stated above, filed this suit against the defendant with all false allegation and so even for that reason also, this suit is not maintainable. The plaintiff has no cause of action to file the suit. Without any cause of action, the plaintiff has filed the suit to harass the defendant and to put him at loss. Hence it is prayed that the Hon'ble court may be pleased to dismiss this suit with costs to the defendant.
4)On the strength of the above pleadings, the following issues are settled for trial:
1.Whether the suit promissory noe dt.10-09-
2018 is true, valid, supported by
consideration and binding on the
defendant ?
2.Whether the plaintiff is entitled for
recovery of suit amount from the
defendant as prayed for?
3.To what relief?
5) During the course of trial, the plaintiff examined himself as PW1 and exhibited Exs.A1 and A2 and the plaintiff further got examined one Gunturi
Ptichhireddy as PW2 and one Sanneboina Sreeramulu as PW3 and one Pothuraju
Srinu as PW4. On behalf of defendant, the defendant examined himself as DW1 .
No documents were marked on behalf of the defendant.
6)Heard both the sides arguments.
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7) ISSUE No. 1:-
i)The learned counsel for the plaintiff has contended that the defendant has borrowed an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- from the plaintiff transferor namely
Gunturi Pitchireddy on 10-09-2018 promissing to repay the same with interest at the rate of 24% p.a and agreed to repay the said amount either to the said Gunturi
Pitchhireddy or to his order on demand and on the very same day after receipt of the said consideration, the defendant executed a suit promissory note in favour of the Gunturi Pitchhireddy at Madireddy palem and the defendant never paid any amount to the said Gunturi Pitchhireddy. He has further contended that the said
Pitchhireddy was in need of money i.e. family expenses and he received an amount of Rs.7,00,000/- as full and final amount from the plaintiff on 01-03-2021 under
Ex.A1 and transferred the suit promissory note executed by the defendant in favour of the plaintiff and transfer order was endorsed on the back side of promissory note in favour of the plaintiff at Podili and so, the plaintiff is entitled to claim right against the defendant. He has further contended that after transferred endorsement, the plaintiff approached the defendant personally on several times and requested to make arrange the payment, but the defendant did not pay any amount to the plaintiff and the defendant has issued a cheque for an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- towards part payment of the above said promissory note debt on 20-07-2021, but the same cheque was dishonored by Bank on 04-09-2021 and the defendant is having sufficient means and capacity to realize the amount to the plaintiff, but the defendant wantonly and intentionally avoiding to make payment having an intention to harass the plaintiff and so, the plaintiff is obliged to file this suit. He has further contended that to prove the case of the plaintiff,the plaintiff examined himself as
PW1 and exhibited Exs.A1 and A2 and the plaintiff further got examined one
Gunturi Ptichhireddy as PW2 and one Sanneboina Sreeramulu as PW3 and one
Pothuraju Srinu as PW4. He has further contended that the defendant failed to
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6 prove his plea. He has further contended that the evidences of PW1 to PW4 are not shattered. Hence, the plaintiff counsel prays the Hon’ble court to decree the suit on behalf of the plaintiff.
ii) On the other hand, the learned counsel for the defendant has contended that the defendant never borrowed an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- from one Gunturi Pitchireddy and never executed promissory note in favor of Pitchireddy on 10-09-2018. He has further contended that the plaintiff has forcibly taken the promissory note by way of threatening the defendant without any cash consideration passed by the plaintiff in favour of the defendant and the same promissory note was filled in the name of one Gunturi Pitchireddy who the close associate of the plaintiff and again the plaintiff created transfer endorsement order in his favor from Gunturi Pitchireddy and got filed this false suit to harass the defendant. He has further contended that there is no passing of consideration of an amount of Rs.7,00,000/- from the plaintiff to the said Gunturi Pitchireddy under
Ex.A2. He has further contended that the plaintiff has no financial capacity to lend huge amount to the defendant and the defendant has no necessity to borrow huge amount from the plaintiff as he is working as hostel warden. He has further contended that the plaintiff has filed this false suit to harass the defendant and to get wrongful gain and so, this suit is not maintainable and liable to be dismissed and to prove the same the defendant examined himself as DW1. The evidence of
DW1 is not shattered. Hence the defendant counsel prayed this court to dismiss this suit.
iii) Issue No.1 casts legal burden on the plaintiff to prove that Ex.A1 was duly executed by the defendant in favor of Gunturi Pitchireddy by borrowing an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- on 10-09-2018 and the said Gunturi Pitchireddy has transferred Ex.A1 to the plaintiff by receiving an amount of Rs.7,00,000/- on 01-03-
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7 2021. To prove the legal burden of the plaintiff, the plaintiff examined himself as
PW1 who filed his affidavit in lieu of his examination-in-chief wherein he reiterated the plaint pleadings and as such chief affidavit of PW1 is nothing but the replica of the plaint. PW1 exhibited Exs.A1 and A2. In addition to that, PW1 exhibited Ex.A1 and deposed that the defendant has borrowed an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- from
Gunturi Pitchhireddy on 10-09-2018 agreeing to repay the same with interest @ 24% p.a. to him or to his order on demand. On perusal of Ex.A1, it is seen that the same is said to have been executed by the defendant in favour of Gunturi
Pitchhireddy. On perusal of Ex.A2, it is seen that it is an endorsement of transfer order dt.01-03-2021 which shows that Gunturi Pitchhireddy has received an amount of Rs.7,00,000/- towards full and final settlement of Ex.A1 promissory note debt from the plaintiff and transferred Ex.A1 in favour of the plaintiff. During the cross examination of PW1, it is elicited in the cross-examination of PW1 that the defendant has got acquaintance with plaintiff when he was working at hostel guntur.
It is further elicited from PW1 that Ex.A1 was executed at the house of Gunturu
Pichireddy in the presence of him, Gunturu Pichireddy, the defendant, S. Sriramulu,
Ch. Srinu. It is further elicited from PW1 that it took 30 minutes of time to scribe
Ex.A1. It is further elicited from PW1 that the defendant called him and requested him to scribe Ex.A1 as his hand got injured. It is further elicited from PW1 that
PW2 is doing cultivation. It is further elicited from PW1 that PW2 met him 10 days prior to Ex.A1. It is further elicited from PW1 that he has lent Rs.7,00,000/- to PW2 without calculating interest for Ex.A1. It is further elicited from PW1 that PW2 scribed Ex.A2 in the presence of P. Srinu at his house on 01.03.2021 at 08.00 am.
PW1 denied the suggestion that he has not lent Rs.7,00,000/- to PW2 under Ex.A2.
It is further elicited from PW1 that he has filed cheque bounce case against the defendant and another money suit. It is further elicited from PW1 that the defendant salary was attached to EP.No.28/2016 on the file of SCJ court, Darsi.
On perusal of entire cross examination of PW1, it is seen that nothing worth
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8 material was culled out from the cross examination of PW1 on behalf of the defendant.
iv)To further discharge the plaintiff’s initial burden, the plaintiff got examined one Gunturi Pitchhireddy as PW2 who filed his chief affidavit in lieu of his examination in chief wherein he reiterated the plaint pleadings and as such chief affidavit of PW2 is nothing but the replica of the plaint. PW2 has further stated in his chief affidavit that Gunturi Pitchhireddy has received an amount of Rs.7,00,000/- towards full and final settlement of promissory note amount with interest from the plaintiff on 01-03-2021 and transferred the promissory note dt.10-09-2018 in favour of the plaintiff and the said endorsement of transfer order was scribed by him on 01- 03-2021 at Podili Village and P. Srinu has attested the said order. During the cross examination of PW2, it is elicited from PW2 that he know the defendant from the year 2015 when he went to hostel to join his children. PW2 denied the suggestion that the defendant never worked as Warden at hostel in podili. It is further elicited from PW2 that Ex.A1 was executed at his house in the presence of him, PW1, the defendant, S. Sriramulu, Ch. Srinu. It is further elicited from PW2 that it took 30 minutes of time to scribe Ex.A1. It is further elicited from PW2 that Ex.A2 was executed at the house of PW1 on 01.03.2021 at 08.00 am. It is further elicited from
PW2 that they got legal advise from the lawyer and executed Ex.A2. It is further elicited from PW2 that he has not got issued legal notice to the defendant. PW2 denied the suggestion that the defendant never demanded me to lend money. It is further elicited from PW2 that he has not calculated interest of Ex.A1 and as he was in need of Rs.7,00,000/-, he has borrowed the said amount from PW1. It is further elicited from PW2 that Ex.A2 is not valid in the eye of law. It is further elicited from
PW2 that Ex.A2 was executed in the presence of P. Srinu. It is further elicited from
PW2 that he know PW2 since his childhood. It is further elicited from PW2 that he doesn’t know about the civil suits and complaints filed by the defendant against
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9 plaintiff. On perusal of entire cross examination of PW2, it is seen that nothing worth material was culled out from the cross examination of PW2 on behalf of the defendant.
v)To further discharge the plaintiff’s initial burden, the plaintiff got examined one Sanneboina Sreeramulu as PW3 who filed his chief affidavit in lieu of his examination in chief wherein he reiterated the plaint pleadings and as such chief affidavit of PW3 is nothing but the replica of the plaint. PW3 has further stated in his chief affidavit that he attested the suit promissory note as 2nd attestor on 10- 09-2018 and the defendant borrowed Rs.5,00,000/- from Gunturi Pitchhireddy and executed the suit promissory note in his favour. During the cross examination of
PW3, it is elicited from PW3 that PW2 is the niece of PW1. Ex.A1 was executed at 08.00 am in the presence of the defendant, him, Ch.Srinu, PW1 at the house of
PW2. It is further elicited from PW3 that he doesn’t know the plea taken by the defendant and he has not mentioned the plea of the defendant in his chief affidavit. It is further elicited from PW3 that he know the defendant. It is further elicited from PW3 that he used to supply the milk for the defendant. On perusal of entire cross examination of PW3, it is seen that nothing worth material was culled out from the cross examination of PW3 on behalf of the defendant.
vi)To further discharge the plaintiff’s initial burden, the plaintiff got examined one Pothuraju Srinu as PW4 who filed his chief affidavit in lieu of his examination in chief wherein he reiterated the plaint pleadings and as such chief affidavit of PW4 is nothing but the replica of the plaint.PW4 has further stated in his chief affidavit that Gunturi Pitchhireddy has received an amount of Rs.7,00,000/- towards full and final settlement of promissory note amount with interest from the plaintiff on 01-03-2021 and transferred the promissory note dt.10-09-2018 in favour of the plaintiff and the said endorsement of transfer order was attested by him on
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10 01-03-2021 at Podili Village. During the cross examination of PW4, it is elicited from
PW4 that he signed in the promissory note. PW4 adds that he signed on the back side of promissory note. It is further elicited from PW4 that PW2 borrowed
Rs.7,00,000/- from the plaintiff and transferred the promissory note to the plaintiff and he has mentioned the same in Ex.A2. It is further elicited from PW4 that Ex.
A2 was executed at podili 4 ½ yeas back scribed by PW2 on the dictation of the plaintiff. It is further elicited from PW4 that he is resident of Nandipalem village. It is further elicited from PW4 that PW2 called him to the house of the plaintiff. It is further elicited from PW4 that he doesn’t know the transaction of Ex.A1. It is further elicited from PW4 that he has not tried to know about the transaction of
Ex.A1. It is further elicited from PW4 that he doesn’t know the date of Ex.A2. It is further elicited from PW4 that he has good relationship with the plaintiff. On perusal of entire cross examination of PW4, it is seen that nothing worth material was culled out from the cross examination of PW4 on behalf of the defendant.
vii) The main defence taken by the defendant is that “there was no passing of consideration between the plaintiff and him under Ex.A1 and he never executed
Ex.A1 in favor of Gunturi Pitchhireddy and the plaintiff forcibily taken the promissory note by threatening him without any cash consideration and the plaintiff never gave an amount of Rs.7,00,000/- to Gunturi Pitchhireddy and the plaintiff created Ex.A2 and got filed this false suit to get wrongful gain from the defendant”.
To prove the defence taken by the defendant, the defendant examined himself as
DW1 and DW1 filed his chief affidavit in lieu of his examination in chief and chief affidavit of DW1 is nothing but the replica of her written statement. During the cross examination of DW1, it is elicited from DW1 that D. Hymavathi has not filed any case against him. It is further elicited from DW1 that he has not mentioned in his chief affidavit that D. Hymavathi has filed any case against him. It is further elicited from DW1 that the plaintiff obtained empty 10 promissory notes and 10 cheques
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11 from him 10 years back. It is further elicited from DW1 that the plaintiff has filed 3 to 4 suits against him. It is further elicited from DW1 that OS No.14/2022 which is filed against him is decreed and he has preferred appeal. It is further elicited from
DW1 that he has not got issued legal notice requesting the plaintiff to return back the promissory notes. It is further elicited from DW1 that he has not given police complaint against the plaintiff alleging that he has forcibly taken promissory notes from him. It is further elicited from DW1 that he has not conducted panchayat with the village elders for taking back empty promissory notes given by him. It is further elicited from DW1 that he is government employee. It is further elicited from DW1 that he will sign in the promissory note after reading the promissory note only. The other cross examination is of suggestions denied by DW1. As seen from the evidence of DW1 that DW1 testified that D. Hymavathi has not filed any case against him and he has not mentioned in his chief affidavit that D. Hymavathi has filed any case against him but in fact, DW1 has stated in his written statement and in his chief affidavit that D. Hymavathi filed Order 21 Rule 48 of CPC petition against him before the Hon’ble Senior Civil Judge Court, Darsi. DW1 has not at all stated in the written statement and in his chief affidavit that the plaintiff obtained empty 10 promissory notes and 10 cheques from him 10 years back. If really the plaintiff obtained the said promissory notes, then what prevented the defendant to give legal notice or to give police complaint against the plaintiff alleging that he has forcibly taken the promissory notes from the defendant. The evidence of DW1 is not corroborated with the contents of his chief affidavit and the evidence of DW1 is not consistent and the said contradiction makes the contentions of the defendant dis believable.
viii) On perusal of entire evidence adduced by the plaintiff, the evidences of PW2 to PW4 goes in the similar lines with the evidence of PW1 and Exs.A1 and
A2. Nothing worth material was elicited from the cross examinations of PW1 to
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PW4. Except occular evidence of the defendant, there is no cogent evidence to prove that the plaintiff forcibly taken promissory note from the defendant by threatening him and as such, the contentions of the defendant is not believable to believe that there was no passing of consideration between him and PW2 under
Ex.A1. The plaintiff very well proved that the defendant borrowed an amount of
Rs.5,00,000/- from PW2 on 10-09-2018 and executed Ex.A1 in favour of PW2 and
PW2 received Rs.7,00,000/- from the plaintiff and PW2 transferred Ex.A1 to the plaintiff under Ex.A2 through his evidence and ocular evidences of PW2 to PW4.
Ex.A2 clearly proves that PW2 has transferred Ex.A1 in favour of PW1 by receiving an amount of Rs.7,00,000/- on 01-03-2021. The defendant has failed to prove his legal burden and it can be presumed that the defendant admitted his signatures in
Ex.A1 and Ex.A1 is supported by consideration. As per the contentions of the plaintiff, it seems that the plaintiff demanded the defendant to repay the debt amount due under Ex.A1 but the defendant failed to repay the same. The evidences of PW1 to PW4 coupled with Exs.A1 and A2 are unrebutted by the defendant. Hence in view of the above discussions, this court has come to indomitable conclusion that the plaintiff is entitled for the suit claim as sought for.
Hence Issue No.1 is answered in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant.
8) ISSUE NO.2:
In view of the above discussion under Issue No.1 and in view of answering Issue No.1 in favour of the plaintiff and against the defendant, the plaintiff is entitled for the suit claim as sought for. Hence this issue is answered accordingly.
9) ISSUE NO.3:
In view of answering Issue Nos. 1 and 2 in favour of the plaintiff and against the defendant, the suit has to be decreed.
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10) In the result, the suit is decreed with costs in favour of the plaintiff and against the defendant and the defendant is liable to pay an amount of
Rs.8,59,333/- along with further interest @ 12% p.a. on principal sum of
Rs.5,00,000/- from the date of suit till the date of decree and thereafter at 6% p.a.
till realization.
Typed to my dictation by the Stenographer Grade-III, corrected and
pronounced by me in the open court on this, the 12th day of May, 2026.
(Sd/- V. Sri Prathyusha)
Civil Judge (Junior Division)- Cum
– Judl. Magistrate of First Class, Podili.
Appendix of evidence
Witnesses examined.
For plaintiff :
PW1: Dornala Konda Reddy PW2: Gunturi Pitchhireddy PW3: Sanneboina Sreeramulu PW4: Pothuraju Srinu For defendant:
DW1 : Mekala Hari Babu
Exhibits marked on behalf of
For plaintiff :
Ex.A1: Promisorry note dt.10.09.2018.
Ex.A2: Endorsement of transfer order dt.01.03.2021.
For defendant: NIL.
(Sd/- V. Sri Prathyusha) CJ(JD) – CUM-
JMFC,PDL.
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