Recovery of money

I am Laxmikant from Bangalore, Karnataka. I am superstockist of Glaxy easy foods Company. I have a distributor named Kamadhenu Enterprises in Bangalore. I paid Rs. 70000 through online transfer to Galaxy foods and ordered for the goods (Candies) during Oct – Nov. During the same time my father was diagnosed with Stomach cancer. I lost my Father during the month of Nov 2016. During this time Galaxy foods dispatched the order to Bangalore and I was not there in Bangalore to receive the consignment hence I called the distributor whom I trusted and asked him to take the consignment and keep with him then I will collect the amount later. He directly took the consignment to his place and now when I returned after my father’s funeral after 3 months, back to Bangalore his shop is closed and his mobile switched off. I am not able to reach him I have his Driving license and aadhar card. He is not there at his residence also. Now the only agreement I have with distributor has 11000 amount as deposit mentioned on it. It’s my hard earned money I have to recover 70,000 from him. Please advice.

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Recovery of money:

In order to recover your money, the first step is to to issue a legal notice ask them to repay the entire amount that is due. If they fail to repay the amount then you have to file a suit for Recovery of money. You can also ask compensation for damages, if there has been any loss to you due to the non-payment of dues. You also have the option to file a summary suit under order XXXVII of CPC for recovery of the money with interest.

You can claim interest rate if your contract with the person mentions interest to be charged in case of non-payment (usually there is such a clause, along with a time period given within which the party is allowed to make their payments). However, if your contract is silent, you cannot claim interest from date of default of payment.

Limitation period for such cases 3 years, that means you have to file the case for recovery of money with suit for damages before the civil court within 3 years of the day of when the other party was supposed to pay but did not.

 

Cheque bounce:

Sec 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, deals with cases where cheques are dishonored or bounced.

There are 3 criteria which need to be fulfilled in order to file a suit under this:

 1. The cheque needs to be presented in the bank within six months from the date when it is drawn or within the period of its validity, whichever is earlier.

2. When a cheque bounces, the payee’s bank (your bank) gives a memo and the dishonoured cheque back to you. You need to send a formal written notice with all the relevant details to the drawer (the author of the cheque) in writing within thirty days of receiving the memo.

3. And the drawer needs to pay you back the sum in fifteen days. If not, then you can file a case against him/her.

 

According to the law, if once a cheque is dishonoured, the payee can submit the cheque for a second time within three months. Your thirty days will start from the day when you received the memo from the bank and the dishonoured cheque the last time.

Now, you need to send him/her a written complaint with all the relevant details within thirty days from the dishonouring of the cheque the last time. If he/she does not pay you the sum within fifteen days of receiving this notice, you have the right to file a suit in the court of the Judicial Magistrate or Metropolitan Magistrate under whose jurisdiction your bank falls.

He may be punished with maximum two years of imprisonment or fine with twice the amount of the cheque or with both.

 

 You can also take the help of S.417 and S.420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to substantiate your case. These sections deal with cheating and their punishments.

Answered on April 4, 2017.
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