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makhija.ahmedabad@yahoo.com (Legal)     18 May 2009

Kindly advice

Mr. A and B were business friends for last 4 years. Mr. B introduced his brother-in-law Mr. C to Mr. A and they too became good friends over a period of 8 months. After 8 months, on the request of Mr. B, Mr. A gave Rs. 100000/= to his friend Mr. B’s brother-in-law Mr. C for one year without any interest and against that Mr. C signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a stamp paper of Rs. 100/= duly notarized wherein Mr. C mortgaged his house as surety to Mr. A.

 
Now after one year Mr. C denied to pay the amount to Mr. A. Under such circumstances, what can be done?
 
Questions:
 
1) Under which Act and/or section we can give the notice to the party and file a suit?
2) Can we include the Chairman or Secretary of the society as a party in notice so that they can not transfer the property?
3) Can any procedure of insolvency case be filed?
4) Under which section the criminal suite can be filed?
6) Which type of procedure shall be followed to take the possession of the house?
 
We just came to know that Mr. C’s uncle is also staying on the second floor of the house, so what can be done to remove him from the property? We further have a doubt that whether this house really belongs to Mr. C or he fooled us by writing MOU.
 
Kindly advice, what can we do in this matter, how to give legal notice, who should be made parties to it, how to file civil and criminal proceedings, under which sections and other important information.


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 3 Replies

adv. rajeev ( rajoo ) (practicing advocate)     18 May 2009

First the mortgage deed is not regd., one, so it cannot be admitted,  As per the registration act any immoveable property  worth of more than Rs.100 tranferred and sold, it requaires compulsory registration. So in ur case it is not registered, because mortgage also amounts to transfer.

To recover the hand loan given to MR.C u issue a notice to return the hand loan amount within speicified period, if he returned then no problem, othrewise u file suit for recovery of money and in that case U file an interrium applications one  to attach before the judgement the property of MR.C . and  another one for an application u/o 39 r 1 & 2 praying to restrain Mr.c from alienating the property, another thing is that u publish a puyblic notice in a local leading news paper after filing the suit that  "so and so has filed a civil suit  instrucing the public not to purchase the property, even if any body purchased such transaction will not be binding on my client."

After the interrium orders u inform the socieity to not to transfer the property.

Criminal case cannot be filed.

 

RAKHI BUDHIRAJA ADVOCATE (LAWYER AT BUDHIRAJA & ASSOCIATES SUPREME COURT OF INDIA)     18 May 2009

I do agree with my ld. friends.

V.S.R.Deekshitulu (B.Sc, B.L)     19 May 2009

The transaction is purely of lending and giving security for payment. Hence no criminal motive can be attached to it. Hence no criminal procedings be instituted.

The other aspect is the said bond is compulsorily registrable since it amounts to transfer of property worth more than Rs. 100/-. Hence what is availabel to you is that to file a simple civil suit for recovery of the amount and to safe guard your interest get the property attached before judgment. Them even if there is a transfer of after atttaclhment the amount under the suit is secured (See. Sec. 64 of C.P.C). There is no need to file a perition for innunction since the attachment orders will safeguard the decree amount.

You are in doubt as regards the title of "C". Let claim petition come for decisions before the court. Then we will see the pros andcons

 


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