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Guy next door (Xyz)     22 March 2018

Summary suit

My friend started a venture. He wanted investors and hence gave me the project report that he had submitted to the banks for securing loan.
In this project report, i can understand that he holds 15% share and there are another 12 investors holding from 5% to 15% share.
The firm is registered in accordance with partnership firm act.

Since, the project report looked viable, i started investing in the project, by transferring money at different timelines. Once the transferred money
was nearly 15lacs, which was the agreed amount, he gave me a signed document in firm letterpad in which he has indicated that i will be joined as a partner in the
firm on or before May 2018. If not i can encash the 2 cheques which are given as security. (cheques are dated. and amount was wrongly filled only for 14lacs)
He is the managing partner of the firm, and the signing authority for cheques of the firm.

More than the agreed amount whenever he asked for money for rotation, i did transfer.
Summary of the transaction is as below:
1.    To firm's current account - 15.75 lacs
2.    Cash - 2.5 lacs
3.    To his personal account - 1.6 lacs
4.    Credit card transactions for him travel - 0.3 lacs


Unfortunately he passed away in accident last week.

Now, i need to recover the money as i dont think other partners will be able run the firm. Mostly they will unwind the firm.

1.    Can i initiate a "summary suit" on the firm now itself, or should i wait till may2018. cheques have become void since it is more than 3 months old.
2.    I have watsapp messages, where he acknowledges receipt of cash - will this be accepted as a proof
3.    For the money that i had transferred to his personal account, credit card transactions for his travel, cash given is the firm liable or should i approach his legal heirs to clear the debt.
4.    Is there a possibility of somehow making this criminal case against the firm so that debt recovery can be faster.



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 3 Replies

Hemant Agarwal (ha21@rediffmail.com Mumbai : 9820174108)     22 March 2018

1. Serve a proper Legal Notice to the Firm, to return the money or enrol you as partner as per the written terms and conditions. 2. ELSE file Civil Suit, for recovery of the amount. Keep Smiling .... Hemant Agarwal

Advocate Kappil Cchandna (Expert Bail & Criminal Defence Lawyer at Delhi Supreme Court of India)     22 March 2018

Sir, Serve notice first step, if he fails to pay then file a suit for recovery of ur money .... Warm Regards Kapil Chandna Advocate 9899011450,9911218741

R.Ramachandran (Advocate)     23 March 2018

There are lot of gaps in your story.  As of now, from whatever that I could gather from your story, I don't see any silver line for you.

You have to meet with a lawyer in your area, show the documents, discuss with him in detail and then try to take whatever legal staps that may be available to you.  NO POINT IN SIMPLY DISCUSSING THINGS HERE.


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