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12th September, 2017 SUKHBIR SINGH PANCHAL & ANR. ..... Appellants
Through: Mr. Sudhir K. Suneja, Advocate
To be referred to the Reporter or not? VALMIKI J. MEHTA, J (ORAL)
JUDGMENT
1. This Regular First Appeal is filed under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) impugning the judgment of the Trial Court dated 18.4.2017 by which the trial court has dismissed the leave to defend application filed by the appellants/defendants under Order XXXVII Rule 3 CPC and has decreed the suit for the sum of Rs.13 lacs along with interest at the rate of 11% per annum. The principal amount claimed in the suit of Rs.13 lacs is the total amount due on six dishonored cheques. Appellant no.1/defendant no.2 is the sole proprietor of the appellant no.2/defendant no.1. 2017:DHC:5362
2. The facts of the case are that respondent/plaintiff filed the subject suit pleading that there was business relations between the respondent no.1/plaintiff (hereinafter respondent/plaintiff) and appellants/defendants whereby the respondent/plaintiff had generated the lead for the work of digital marketing for Consumer Technical Support for USA & Canada, which lead was transferred/sold to different Call Centers for valuable price. The appellants/defendants were running a Call Centre to which respondent/plaintiff is said to have transferred various leads from December 2014 to July 2015. With respect to different amounts which were due to the respondent/plaintiff from the appellants/defendants, and which totals to a sum of Rs.15,05,207.90/-, the appellants/defendants is said to have furnished cheques for an amount of Rs.13 lacs to the respondent/plaintiff as detailed below:-
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SL. CHEQUE DRAWN DATED AMOUNT REMARKS │ │ NO NUMBER FROM (IN RS.) │ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 1. 000026 HDFC BANK 01.06.2015 1,00,000/- FUNDS │ │ INSUFFICIENT │ │ 2. 000048 HDFC BANK 15.07.2015 3,00,000/- FUNDS │ │ INSUFFICIENT │ │ 3. 000049 HDFC BANK 15.07.2015 2,00,000/- FUNDS │ │ INSUFFICIENT │ │ 4. 000054 HDFC BANK 25.07.2015 3,00,000/- FUNDS │ │ INSUFFICIENT │ │ 5. 000055 HDFC BANK 25.07.2015 3,00,000/- STOP PAYMENT │ │ 6. 000056 HDFC BANK 25.07.2015 1,00,000/- STOP PAYMENT │ │ RFA No. 737/2017 Page 2 of 6 │ │ 2017:DHC:5362 │ │ 3. The six cheques totaling to the principal amount of Rs.13 │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
8. In view of the above discussion, I do not find any merit in the appeal. Dismissed.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 VALMIKI J. MEHTA, J P