Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Title Suit for Recovery of money

 

In the Court of the Learned Civil Judge (Senior Division) Barasat,

3rd Court

North 24 Parganas

 

Title Suit              of 2025

 

                                                In the matter of ;

M/s. JSB Construction & Trading Company, A Sole Proprietorship Firm, Having its Office at Bank Road, Purana Bazar, Near Dari Mohalla, Dhanbad-828130, Represented by its Proprietor, Mr. Sunil Kumar Soni, Son of Sri Bajarang Lal Soni, aged about 42 years, residing at Bank Road, Purana Bazar, Near Dari Mohalla, Dhanbad-828130, Mobile No.: 9431532121, Email : jsb8314@gmail.com

                   ____________Plaintiff

 

-         Versus –

 

(1)  NITESH MARKETING PRIVATE LIMITED, a Company within the meaning of The Companies Act 2013, having its registered office at 141, Girish Ghosal Road, 24 Parganas (North), Garifa, Police Station – Naihati, West Bengal, PIN-743166. Email : info@niteshmarketing.com

 

(2)  Sri Nitesh Agarwal, (DIN : 00159084), Director of M/s. NITESH MARKETING PRIVATE LIMITED, a Company within the meaning of The Companies Act 2013, having its registered office at 141, GirishGhosal Road, 24 Parganas (North), Garifa, Police Station – Naiahati, West Bengal, PIN-743166. Email : info@niteshmarketing.com

 

(3)  Gobinda Agarwal, (DIN : 00266042),Director of M/s. NITESH MARKETING PRIVATE LIMITED, a Company within the meaning of The Companies Act 2013, having its registered office at 141, GirishGhosal Road, 24 Parganas (North), Garifa, Police Station – Naihati, West Bengal, PIN-743166. Email : info@niteshmarketing.com

 

(4)  Laxmi Agarwal (DIN : 00222201),Director of M/s. NITESH MARKETING PRIVATE LIMITED, a Company within the meaning of The Companies Act 2013, having its registered office at 141, GirishGhosal Road, 24 Parganas (North), Garifa, Police Station – Naihati, West Bengal, PIN-743166. Email : info@niteshmarketing.com

 

(5) M/s. Anand Kumar Singhania, a Proprietorship Firm, having its Office at Premises being no. 48/16, Jessore Road, Tulsi Dham, Sarswati Apartment, DS-4, Bangur, Kolkata – 700055, represented through its Proprietor Anand Kumar Singhania, Son of Shiv Kumar Singhania, Mobile No.: 7070090190, Email : anandshiw77@gmail.com

 

(6) BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED, Power Sector – Eastern Region, BHEL Bhawan, Karunamoyee, DJ-9/1, Sector II, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700091, Email : tbg.jeerat1@gmail.com

 

(7) POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED, CF-17, Action Area 1C, New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata 700156, Email : newjeerat@gmail.com

          _____________Defendants

 

Suit for Recovery of Money

 

Valued at Rs. 5,21,053/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Twenty One Thousand and Fifty Three) only.

 

The Plaintiff most respectfully showeth as under;

 

1.   The Plaintiff is a Sole Proprietorship Firm engaged in construction and trading activities, duly represented by its Proprietor Mr. Sunil Kumar Soni, and having its office at the address mentioned above in the cause title of the Plaint.

 

2.   The Plaintiff was engaged in Work Contract assigned by the Defendant no. 5, M/s. Ananda Kumar Singhania, at the Work Site of the Defendant no. 6 & 7, herein at Plot No. 956, Mouza 103 Narapatipara, Nadia – 741248, West Bengal.

 

3.   The Defendant no. 1, is carrying on business under the name and style of M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited, a Company incorporated under the Company Act 2013, in supplying the Cements and building materials. The Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited represented through its Director (a) Nitesh Agarwal, (b) Gobinda Agarwal, & (c) Laxmi Agarwal, are very close to the Defendant no. 5, herein M/s. Ananda Kumar Singhania, therefore the Defendant no. 5, herein cause to prefer the Defendant no. 1, herein M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited in assailing gain thereof in between them. Thus the Defendants substantially victimized the plaintiff under their connivance.

 

4.   The Plaintiff, upon insistence of the defendant no. 5, Mr. Anand Kumar Singhania, was compelled to procure cement from the Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited instead of its own vendors. The Plaintiff used to have materials i.e. Cement and other Building materials from his own Vendors; But since Anand Kumar Singhania, of Premises being no. 48/16, Jessore Road, Tulsi Dham, Bangur, Kolkata – 700055, insisted to take goods and/ or building materials from the Defendant no. 1. The Plaintiff started taking goods and/ or building materials, more particularly Cement from the Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited. The Plaintiff was compelled to take Cement from the Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited by the Defendant no. 5, Anand Kumar Singhania, who given the Contract of the Work Order to the Plaintiff as (i) Work Order No. TBSM/JEERAT/CIVIL/PKG-V/WO/40/18-19, Dated 25.02.2019, and (ii) Work Order No. TBSM/JEERAT/CIVIL/PKG-IV/WO/39/18-19, Dated 25.02.2019. The Plaintiff was compelled to take Cement from the Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited at the instances of the Defendant no. 5, Anand Kumar Singhania, in carrying such Contract as assigned by the Defendant no. 5, to the Plaintiff. Such Contract Work was carrying at the Site of the Defendant no. 6 & 7, herein in the District Nadia, West Bengal.

 

5.   Though the Plaintiff placed orders for ACC Cement, the Defendant no. 1, supplied Dalmia Cement on various occasions, which was of lower market value. Nevertheless, the Plaintiff utilized the cement at the project sites as per the instructions of Mr. Anand Kumar Singhania. There was requirement of ACC Cement, and the Order in respect of ACC Cement has been placed by the plaintiff to the Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited; But the Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited, used to supplied Dalmia Cement, on some of the occasion, which have lower valued than the ACC Cement, and the said Anand Kumar Singhania being the Defendant no. 5, herein asked the Plaintiff to take the Dalmia Cement under the connivance with the defendant no. 1, herein, and used the same at the Work; on such insisted upon by the said Anand Kumar Singhania, the plaintiff taken the indifferent Cement in compelling situation from the defendant no. 5, herein, who assigned the Work Order on obtaining the said Work Order from the Defendant no. 6 & 7, herein.

 

6.   After making necessary adjustments for the variation in the quality and pricing of the cement, a sum of Rs. 5,21,053/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Twenty One Thousand and Fifty Three) only was found due and payable by the Defendant no. 1, as on 31.03.2021. The Ledger Account of M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited, for the period 10-01-2021 to 31-March-2021, clearly shows a sum of Rs. 5,21,053/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Twenty One Thousand and Fifty Three) only, is due and payable by the said Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited, whose Directors are the defendant no. 2, 3, and 4, herein, to the Plaintiff. Such sum of money has been calculated as on 31-March-2021, incorporating all adjustment more particularly the values indifferent of ACC Cement and Dalmia Cement. Such dues and payable is entitled with the interest thereon since 31st day of March’ 2021, till realization, thereof by the Plaintiff.

 

7.   The Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited, represented by the said Directors being the Defendant no. 2, 3, & 4, herein, did not make such payment to the Plaintiff, till this day. The Plaintiff is a Creditor and the said M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited being the Defendant no. 1, herein represented by the said Directors being the defendant no. 2, 3, & 4, are Debtor in respect of a sum of Rs. 5,21,053/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Twenty One Thousand and Fifty Three) only, payable to the Plaintiff.

 

8.   The Plaintiff approached the Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited on several occasions for the sum payable by the defendant no. 1, as of Rs. 5,21,053/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Twenty One Thousand and Fifty Three) only, calculated as on 31-March-2021, but the defendant no. 1, herein did not heed to that and thus yield no result, so far.

 

9.   The Plaintiff is entitled to get and recovered the said sum of Rs. 5,21,053/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Twenty One Thousand and Fifty Three) only, calculated as on 31-March-2021, and the interest thereon @ 18% till realization from the defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited, herein.

 

10.               However, the Plaintiff was in belief that good sense will prevail on the Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited, therefore, the Plaintiff seeks to get a sum of Rs. 5,21,053/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Twenty One Thousand and Fifty Three) only, calculated as on 31-March-2021,and the interest thereon @ 18% till realization from the defendant No. 1, M/S. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited, at the earliest, by way of serving a Legal Notice being  Ref.: AKS/JSBC/1707-1068/23, Date : 28th day of August’ 2023, through the Learned Advocate of the Plaintiff, which the defendant no. 1, was in receipt of the said Legal Demand Notice, though did not pay any sum of money to the Plaintiff.

 

11.               The Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited, herein replied the said Legal Demand Notice by way of Reply Letter dated 15-09-2023, through its Learned Advocate, and thereby denying in formal without any specific denial so far. As such resulting the denial of money to the Plaintiff.

 

12.               Despite repeated requests and demands made by the Plaintiff, the Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited have failed to make the payment of the outstanding dues, thereby necessitating the filing of the present suit.

 

13.               The Plaintiff has claimed interest @18% p.a. on the said principal sum from 31.03.2021 till realization.

 

14.               The Defendant no. 6, BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED, Power Sector – Eastern Region, BHEL Bhawan, Karunamoyee, DJ-9/1, Sector II, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700091, Email : tbg.jeerat1@gmail.com and the Defendant no. 7, POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED, CF-17, Action Area 1C, New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata 700156, Email : newjeerat@gmail.com are the necessary parties even after no claim has ever been seeks by the Plaintiff, as the Plaintiff was engaged under the Work Order of the Defendant no. 6 & 7, assigned by the Defendant no. 5, M/s. Ananda Kumar Singhania, at the Work Site of the Defendant no. 6 & 7, at Plot No. 956, Mouza 103 Narapatipara, Nadia – 741248, West Bengal.

 

15.               The cause of action for filing the present suit arose in the year 2020-2021 when the Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited supplied building materials more particularly Cements, to the Plaintiff under the insistence and directions of Mr. Anand Kumar Singhania and against specific work orders issued by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL). The cause of action further arose when the Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited failed and neglected to make the payment of the outstanding dues, despite repeated demands, and lastly on 15-09-2023 when the Defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited failed to respond to the Plaintiff’s Demand Notice dated 28.08.2023. The cause of action continues and is subsisting.

 

16.               This Hon’ble Court has jurisdiction to entertain and try the present suit as the Defendants reside and carry on business within the territorial jurisdiction of this Court, and the cause of action arose within this jurisdiction.

 

17.               The present suit is filed within the prescribed period of limitation. The Plaintiff submits that the cause of action for the present suit initially arose during the financial year 2020-2021 when the Plaintiff purchased construction materials, particularly cement, from Defendant No. 1, under the insistence of Defendant No. 5, in relation to work orders obtained from Defendants No. 6 and 7. The cause of action further crystallized on 31.03.2021, when the final account was drawn, and a sum of Rs. 5,21,053/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Twenty One Thousand and Fifty Three) only became due and payable by Defendant No. 1 to the Plaintiff. Thereafter, despite repeated requests and demands, Defendant No. 1 failed and neglected to make the payment. The Plaintiff finally served a Legal Demand Notice dated 28.08.2023, to which Defendant No. 1 responded evasively on 15.09.2023, denying the claim. Under Article 113 of the Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1963 (being the residuary article applicable for suits for which no period of limitation is specifically provided elsewhere), the limitation period for filing a suit for recovery of money is three years from the date when the right to sue accrues. In the present case, the right to sue finally and conclusively accrued upon failure of Defendant No. 1 to pay the dues after receipt of the Legal Notice and his subsequent evasive denial in September 2023. Therefore, the present suit, instituted in the year 2025, is well within the prescribed limitation period of three years from the accrual of the cause of action.

 

18.               The Plaintiff values the suit for the purposes of court fee and jurisdiction at Rs. 5,21,053/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Twenty One Thousand and Fifty Three) only, and appropriate court fee has been paid thereon.

 

In view of the above, the Plaintiff most respectfully prays that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to:

 

a) Pass a decree in favour of the Plaintiff and against the Defendants for a sum of Rs. 5,21,053/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Twenty One Thousand and Fifty Three) only;

 

b) Award interest @18% p.a. on the principal amount of Rs. 5,21,053/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Twenty One Thousand and Fifty Three) only from 31.03.2021 till realization;

 

c) Leave under Order 2 Rule 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure’ 1908;

 

d) Award costs of the suit;

 

d) Pass such other and further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case;

 

AND FOR THIS ACT OF KINDNESS THE PLAINTIFF SHALL AS IN DUTY BOUND EVER PRAY.

 

 

Verification

 

I, Sunil Kumar Soni, son of Sri Bajarang Lal Soni, aged about 42 years, Proprietor of M/s. JSB Construction & Trading Company, having my office at Bank Road, Purana Bazar, Near Dari Mohalla, Dhanbad-828130, the Plaintiff above-named, do hereby verify that the statements made in paragraphs 1 to 16 of the Plaint are true to my knowledge and belief, based on records and information available with me, and that I believe the same to be true. No part of this Plaint is false and nothing material has been concealed therefrom.

 

Verified at Barasat, North 24 Parganas, on this ___ day of _______, 2025.

 

 

 

 

 

Sunil Kumar Soni

(Proprietor, JSB Construction & Trading Company)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affidavit of the Plaintiff

 

Affidavit

 

I, Sunil Kumar Soni, son of Late Sri Bajarang Lal Soni, aged about 42 years, by faith Hindu, by Occupation Business, residing at Bank Road, Purana Bazar, Near Dari Mohalla, Dhanbad – 828130, Proprietor of M/s. JSB Construction & Trading Company, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:

1.   That I am the sole Proprietor of the Plaintiff Firm and I am duly authorized and competent to swear this Affidavit on behalf of the Plaintiff.

2.   That I have read and understood the contents of the accompanying Plaint, paragraphs 1 to 16, and I state that the facts mentioned therein are true and correct to my knowledge, belief, and information derived from records maintained during the regular course of business.

3.   That the cause of action for the present suit arose within the jurisdiction of this Hon’ble Court, and the present suit is being filed within the prescribed period of limitation under the Limitation Act, 1963.

4.   That the Plaintiff is entitled to recover from the Defendant No. 1 a sum of Rs. 5,21,053/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Twenty One Thousand and Fifty Three) only along with interest at the rate of 18% per annum from 31.03.2021 till the date of realization.

5.   That no part of the claim has been satisfied or adjudicated in any other forum, and no suit or proceeding is pending elsewhere between the same parties regarding the subject matter of the present suit.

6.   That the statements made hereinabove are true and correct to my knowledge and belief. No material facts have been concealed.

 

 

DEPONENT
Identified by me,

 

Advocate

Drafted & Prepared in my Chamber,

 

Advocate

Date : ___________________2025

Place : Barasat, North 24 Parganas

N O T A R Y

Documents relied on by the Plaintiff

 

1.   Work Order No. TBSM/JEERAT/CIVIL/PKG-V/WO/40/18-19, Dated 25.02.2019;

2.   Work Order No. TBSM/JEERAT/CIVIL/PKG-IV/WO/39/18-19, Dated 25.02.2019;

3.   Authorization Letter by the Defendant no. 2;

4.   Ledger Account of M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited;

5.   Invoices of M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited;

6.   Bank Statements of the Plaintiff;

7.   Email Communications;

8.   Challan of Goods Delivery;

9.   Legal Demand Notice being Reference No. AKS/JSBC/1707-1068/23, dated 28th day of August’ 2023, with Postal receipts and Track Report;

10.               Reply dated 15-09-2023, by the defendant no. 1, M/s. Nitesh Marketing Private Limited;

 

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