The High Court · 1955

Judgment

1. A:Ju~~llant: Defendant. Krishna P1lle1 Gopala Pillai residing in Lllkanai .Bhnvan Bungalow, known alao Illipaaambil Hou••, Veloor. KaTa, Kottayp Pakuthy, "ctt1r Te1uk. By advocat• Sr1 C.K.$!.vasankar11 ;:autckar. 2Lay:±±°:2son1cut, .i.tmduvelil Veedu, :-; :-ir~:1n:1r! ?11.:ai Gc;pu :.a Pillai, ICoduppunna Kara, Kozh1mut,,¼:u P~k~,thy, Ambalapuzha i'&l.4. B3,~ advoc ate Sri P .Covindan N!li'" • . ~bis a1.1p<?f.ll having been fir.a11y hr~ard on 5. 7. ert on 12th, July 195 dell ,re roe the tel lowing !. ! . . d.:,.t'.>!>r1,: 1-r; t f!ti;H ~ .;11:iird.ttint; d~.wl.l.ng:s w;tt.r: tLr: \ ,: Ld: .-·r d.erd"d ·: tdr. 11..-td,'; lty.ftH." ~ny «~tf~.!Ji;, lhe low p,tt·, 'int:H' t $ el f:lim. - by the p/.11irit1.t:: denoti:n~ ·n-it?i ;-,r.ms'4ct::..-::-..is wi~n 'tn? d~femitmt. . c2lei eloor 3tore, ecodi,a, , I thus tsr& gig a cxsolidstg& sc:out show'ng tie state of ~ 4 h the dst'ends». So

dew±nag: 11:.ma Ct.mlt:1osed of d•bl ti• •a'..- r••ult ot dlrtlet: t~·~n••otiena '.:wtfh_ ti•· S.ff.VJlitiJ./~_-_.:-,·~ih"i-.e it pet doalinga ·with the - two «ana@ems. Tia.4@counts of the p1aintit clearly go s o u s no 2iainad r _ .. · - · ·. h e ·. _. \ • • -- -. . I ' . . . • ., I to $UJ1J.10~, the Jl•:1nt .el•ia.. On ~h•l!' ot th,. -~~·,n:d~nt 11 :ls ,et}r, tiJiHl~d t'n1l t aa •iY.::lll,, p1~1nt1ft" hPi r g~~H! i:'lto. the ,,,•J·\< be;:-{ to prove the aec/ants the ere hze tot b-it~.n i,rt,tH.trl;r .~,:.·. / ''· .,.,., . . . . .. . ·, ···.:::~·-<··~~ 't:!:-·: ., In-m: the entt1•s emnnnt Me relit upon, {ht ta U?'ged p!'O'/~cl is ths.: nrr sect'dn 2 i the idenee 11li~,r,t1. r ~lke 1a nrrt e t"mr I!·~~¼: t : :- pr·~~•···t_1'~--~cN.Wi!'·:"'12<\-r ~-6tnt~~ ~,:-ut b:r t.h, .... ··:~;,: ,-::_,;_ book :: it+1' 4- not IffJl½e .Ofl'7! ~-5~1 i1. th:it ,t . e7tdenc: a¢' n 1lat{dtt. \,,,_,,.,_. .. · . ·, -- ' . · - ' . 1n ,.n aeeount io the .. · · " ,:-' ":' ~•:... .._111;'.'_ <'Ji:!'' ~;,.~ .:.4 ._ ..,L ......,: .,1 ~--.': 3A o/ ~~-~,...;. .:. ,,.., V '~J-~);.,l ;;;,. t .S; - ..... .' 1'11' ~ ·,,.,.. __ '."'-~ ,; ~ t..~ -A ,.,,t,..·· 0 :il:t.int:.f:t r> l. 1:s domr, .,....,,,.,.., . ,,,.r h,•• ..,..,.., ~ fl' .: ~.rt·• ,,_~v-~,, -~• • ' -' <:,in:y'\t H__;,.,,:~-cJ !!'.•:•t:~1:~-a4.- ~ r,,.er~it t,y Z!!t)Tf!zy ;J:rovir.1; tb:'! e11!stanee ,_,f -c~r-1:~d.r nnt!"'!til!!; tn h:1.. s 'tirrks uf '"'-ccount t ,..., ... H,-.h k,,,, .... t _.,.. t"'•· y,;,uP•.. 't ........ ~-" 11 h,...,,~ •r; ~t• er.c th1st ts entries r4#st ±net ax? 'ra? t:r! .. ,,., G,,,... l.r 'l re,/! lent tacts wtic; a ha tr+sd '? s ~v1d"'IY!I! 6rj5# or r>t i ;;.~-- s et -:_ r.3 r° ~ r: r, t t !:, PE1c J ,...,d ... •·tt'!a -"'fl.. •t,..,;~~ ....... t..-•tt .... ;_,;.,._.n ... '1-'-t,f;,_,.. , ..,,n :,..,.... "'rt Ar " •r'i ,J re Ir ·.'t ,.,,,- r': r'/g r%tg 3; 15070¢ ;;7 s•t, ~r-r. --....&_ -"'·"~ • ''T 'Ui:"r:...Id t·.,,...r;~"' #Sn. i ±, kit, f·v C"'"''"' 1"'rt ... _,,.,.,...."¥'F,,..-~-,:r,,iv.. ~-.t 1;!.,. ~,~~ ·•vi- 4> ++,s_ ,i!jJ,\ ''f .,... ,;- ;) %.t, },- ·crt·~firt,~1,,.,.; 1 ~ 'I" l't _.. .,. :ll'Jl'.~ 1:< !..fL u;..c -a. -...,,.;.,.,,,JJI'·•· -.l.\14.W u 4 \_,;e'-~•>-,...,.·;;-·r• v1F1 ~.. +:· :: .,>,lo.,..~_,;~~: .a:.:.1~ i-; ~ • .I---~• :•1:r+- ···· l •. .. ,v t "' r- ,..., •:• ff'L">li.1 1 ··\;1. ...,;.. '. ~·H..~~- ,·: '. -~~~_V,l4 r,•"- 1..,..4. -t ~ .J. _·;,_·-c.- -; ,.1, q;.,:,i ..-..-," ., ,T ,t1tt, I'\"' ·:;:

1..,.:. .._,"'" , -••J.... i:.." .... ii. ..... _.,._ -• :- , '., .• " •· --- : ~ , - t ~ ··~ t imoriytt. • •.• ,. J. ' uestign is thether sue! !!.V1.f1.!lltVt if r_elt:·~ l,lt:! enou..rh r.d (, 1ut.tlcieut to eorr,Qb0,..14tt! tl}i! .~!fi!.f -pl«dntif'f. ,-n:· th~ JH.•.:,-ontr::$ of thta . -'J.->.a\-j:-:q:o: -~t>tY-.:~·-,}}?\:_/~{.4-:·:_~ 3, O£ the va1.. dons 1@1ude6 tn the a..r ::22.- -.11,.~~-· t t amounts stated to :,)." ·>.. ifs +» " Si - . + • . • ...-MaiuU.r°'' t, the ha~ b••n -.-,~.<~tf>· :. ; Pl lhi, the tleb1.&- J t}f'.1' Ji ;; y ;'.) ·. i. , ,;/ '.'.},•• , 0 ''. :e s o_M·__--_-·.•·· ·•t:. .---~-~-----~_J_t}__·._·_ !_~_!'_¥4_3_ ,i~J•_\._n_- kt-ra . . ...~_f_:_ . . · ..., tq tw•t• µJ.a1nt1tt anda:r -- oisiosiiet ··· ·~·--~ ··;,J \' .., ·Pw••• eia'11Hd •,io· hlt\rft been deb:tted • •mall oai111• ftftft tr•· -agtt:i.nat 'tlue hi'eno.n't •• :ij:ti,~ctel by· him, ttie 'ffltiaunt 4ebitttd a · 1h eenxatsetion "1,th n2rivndru i'rip, end advance alleged to b«:ve h•f!~ made ~- c•••• ia fnanda siandiream and Gloor ss'counts to the 3,N.V.Hotel, jeg,u•ding tlur tran$f'er ot debi't shown l tr:e pla1nt!t:f deposes. tn;qt·tta1• WtUI done t,\S per dof'ernbu.1° 1! llix.~ntt. in.a'l:ructi:.)Jia. In .1121 on 6th Vrisehikam the~~ was .a tran.ftfi&r <;>£ ~--l7e .¢ii. ·7 oa. 4 t.roH: Velo;):r ~coount.. Fu:rthar eh. +!as •· c: .,..,, J.\(,. ,·.·· • '--"' a.pv: ~-. w. ~~-~"'-• • ..,I'_,.__. ..... "'_""..., .,,.R-_"' On 10th Vrigeh1ka4.11 the total debit· r:rcour,t us '.h.72. 4-. 4.. ,in7 d;,;;:!.+".S t1 ·tcr tbrit•. '.l'Lls.. heti been aeluded- 1~ th~ d·:.y to . . 1{0);1, tr the .t1·a:1t,1fr:•r o.fi ·\eloor -•1i&unt · ! -is9iii .: . . 1j,, t -~ tT,:msr,:r. '.)f t'",~ a~c,i:tt;;t flt.HJ f_w,::u: tr0•·t 1·,, +- .... ..... v .... ;.:-.c"'"·'1""1~· ·.-~ ... t..4;.,, ~-,~.~~,.,-,,.A~.:it........~-~-· +-~, ........ ~.,-~s'"'l'11•1"t"'-.:; ._•"!._,,,,~lt,,--!.. \,,,,•._,,;;.i,. ·:-· .\:.J ?d.m to t.~!C V-':loor $.-:. ::t·.·r··1a._.r,.__;1. ·· ·H•,,.. \.-,_.{.~. ~"'--· -~ 11 V ..,o"'@l ---~-:·· !':}-~ -"'~ e rw..i. w .i:1 viow of th:c series a debtts on th, husis 01' tx-ans1'er fl'Oill ·mym,::nts made by \. 210:."r rQt~ ··;~·;ard; ~~ndi::a,1~ ~accunt$,.ttM- t :,:-J J J ' . . t: 181cat thsgt! the transfers de as well as the 'gve cen 9proved l>:, tbe .. ct th0:1:a, de::!ts zus I~i ~ 1 .1 --1 • "f"t,-l, ~ hv,1,-~+h - ';!!>tlYt·""•" 11'' .. _· ·-+ dfi ii a.&: +? ki ii ',. , .. ,, •,,.,_ .•...,. "'"" -, "-S::::\ s . ._.... ,,,,, .,,,;.,....,,., •...,..,..... "l ·.-~..-- ,· · ,_:_·-: l>"""#'HII- , tig Ac/en?art. aw, prior to tit date, as oitad out before, ... - .' .' \ .. ··' - .· ' ' . .±.@.±#%±±$0617.2 ·. ' . . - - " . . . . . . . . ,. . ~· . It the · - · .J.n i -r,; ,:mi do 0it\'1d .ln c i:mz-:.co tto-i.1. w1 tb the t.1a pai~ty. de'ts ev2de:cad as per aesa gntries ware not true ones there 11a s no necC.,$sit3,~. of paying ~.s.1500 t>h 2~th Ir~enoa as so much d#bt would net have..~.<,~~~! aaaiff~t the dili'alialilt. I•• t : I I The def.enda.D'- awned ri.s Dw.1 tlas,,.tio cr:tse thnt the A-·!ounts shown as p~i@ .)IT !tb 1n the acte0-:unt of. tbt; 'JlRi'Ht_iff w~r,., not r'?ally paid 1lllt WIP1! ~t(!:'!?rf ~r~ w.'f.t/1 , r,n u?.t-irior r,ot.1.ve. Further the aeeot show thst these ;it(Vm!'!nts WP?re F,S pcI• . ei1eq ~s. ihe~ 'lie NYS 1s th-": htt lH4~~~ ?.0' \"Hl}'" wnen bills CDflfG nnd ~~ver chee'-"d t.!"~ · ~f'conn1- ti;. sae" ~ · ~t-a t{Y'":(');,~fr, not cr.ongh to rebut t!"lo ~r:s!:J!ntioh to ·th"' ~r:r.-.et th:--·t r; j:<31"·,;or, is not likely to pay awonts much mr c tnnr y?3..t »s ;4?y due . . A\~ert fr'Jt~- t.t·" ~ t,.,.1"':0-f'! . ·:J 6t~<?Y" coi ct•o.rc1t.:.v,:, evtd"'r:C/J' ir! - . . 3S 26th re ls the petiti:~r fil&J tty t::e ol:1ir1t: ··_· ...-.:-:.; -~ .. J t, \-;_ ,_; the petition. l 1a.ea ,eat 3: • f\1:t,\ ~/;,,'.. !,t; s;:,.•s !r. hJ_s C'.!"·'>SS•':':U:!":t.. ~·"-" i~, j s t t he US{:d .

19. 10. ll?A,_F.s.700 Oil 20.10.1124 end ~.1000 ;;n -2}2.10.1124. ?w.5 lfhn admits tfuit ~ 1$ rcsidi-.,.C T-th the defet111'1nt s:1ys • '"' !,c . ll1 that he rec,.ive•lc~~. as )las' b,l\ a¥P on 19. 10. lll!C• lll• . case 1s that th1e arount s taker std, hsnde3 over to tho j;ll.a1n- This e.$!l l!l,..,...r .~,. 11,•U•,,_. li<111&rcd~J·""" 700 tMre is t1ff, ~he evidtl'>Pt j!' l'w,4 t~ ll!lPf~.J,ll<t fl•:l.111:itt, .. TM dot'en<lant •d111i U tt;at M .,.,.,. M<ri.o 'l)l!O)lllta , in oonnaction 111th his - 4auger's marriage in that davan..Bat according to hi all "° 11mounts wen•• kept with him in 11!'11!1 pJ AQ!l# <,t tnu• 1>a:riaents .was racoived, s tire is n vi@once to support his clads th . ·-:_. ,.. --. ·,._• .. ....... ;;.,.,,. _,, ~- . . . .· . . . 'f.e '"''. all. the .tw\d, 8t \11$. 01s,osal. 11ith<1llt ruorttng to - 011tsi!e help it h diUic•.1lt to ;~~Uev~ ;,;., or, tds poir.t, 4, 'i±en we coe to the vurio4_i%er z tie ·+e"r !· e art4et ester is a.cdate@ 11..c. fo ~ M> a<lu&C<ll <>f lli. 1000; t b€re t><•4>¥ ,,,., w.\;id. ssL1r, 0f ,, r- rrn rs of iti« s re4set I ' ' . < . ; , prlor dects r eUcaiJcing t,, b<t pHi<' "'' t\;t. c •.A,,. V,e plsintt:t'!" ttµf s .tre <iebH s,·,o, E er.. lotn ,.iui'.n am 1122 in c•oon,:ni: to • h 1 s c c ·.if,r. t,he,i. "c,llf r•". ~e d wee ,n L'as is- i0.P!l ant so)'s ~ Q '" et e d? not "''''" ,•,4,• . •. . ..- .,;,.,_t,,er ,,~ ,., ,,.,. ',,,,,, ',,c :·a·' d - -~. ' . .. . • • ~ -,,./1... nz i ts9a! re ercrc 0 to t,u auco~·• t " .,.,... " :i"".:." .,,,.,._et- ,.~ ,.au 1:·,. "·• 1:lll3, s,.r whr,t tho ;,rior e>'N"" s .;e>'e• ,•.x-L. J.;; . .. . . - . . . . . . • oe,c-i.s Cue to t:1e pl.ai111;,1ft. . ·1r,o t\e, <''' , ,,.u • ' • ""'" ~"· se tram the h!lh rr ,, the ,,1111fl.1;,1i:£. Jl.s.•• {s. 1, letter jate<l a. '<. ll24 hY tne - <le!endnnt ,..,.:ttUn,. receipt.,of • 1;!;1,ll ,sent and - ron1.si to discharge the outstanding liability son. hon · ,v1ntlrf >11th p pdof's$l!Ollt i>1 tbe'deter:i1ont, Tllat also shO•S that ;tajl!lnda ,.re being made by the plant4ft, x·" ... dated · 23. itoot<UI tllat 8 ~-4 £.or pe~t hed blMfl 'J• .r·. els<t , i o ' j i J · : _-__ I• e:r•~--ed tor the dfila;y. 'ibe . d•fensant 's attest foi box to put@iis othermeaning oni that jotter can never be ccoptad' espo@tart¢ ti vie of the fet that none of the · l'lttcrrs admitted b; ht ta' have been -ref.?e1\farl trom the Pl&int'ttf ~j>f-.W'. )lidttu~t«t. · x.@ 1s dsted 18. 8. :ts a 1~ttttr1 to. ah idvoeatt!'f it t'ctta;,aaJ ··~~:r-~ 1s. a statOQent b;to· the dt:1~endaht th the p7a±ntrr ndsj it. re Arenas#t'does not sey tht ...,. "tooo tru i~:t. ,, . thjt -he . bhrrotd:ij,j -_· •, . ··.:I_,_, -,,,,<. ,,~, -,:

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