Announced in the open Court on this 22nd day of October, 2020
This judgment consists of 5 signed pages.
CS No.3295/18ICICI Bank Ltd. Vs. Aarti Sharma & Anr.
10. In the present matter, the loan document i.e., Credit Facility
Application form(Ex.PW1/2) is filed in original and the same bears the
signatures of the defendant. The factum of release of the loan amount is
clearly established by the plaintiff. Furthermore, plaintiff has filed on
record a certificate u/S 2A of Bankers Book of Evidence Act,
1891(Ex.PW1/7) in support of certified copy of Statement of
Account(Ex.PW1/6). Furthermore, no challenge to the statement of
account (Ex.PW1/6) on account of tempering, forgery, hacking, change
of contents etc., has been made and hence, there is no impediment in
reading the same into evidence in support of plaintiff's case. Reliance in
this regard is placed on the judgment in ICICI Bank Ltd vs Kamini
Sharma(supra).
19. Even though defendant has been proceeded ex-parte, the plaintiff is
still liable to prove its case on pre-ponderance of probabilities. PW-
1 has tendered his oral evidence which is contained in his affidavit
Ex. PW1/A. A question may arise here that PW1 is not privy to the
execution of various documents on which the cause of action has
been founded upon by the defendant. On this aspect the Ld. Counsel
for plaintiff has placed strong reliance on a judgment passed on
31.01.2018 by our own Hon'ble High Court in RFA No. 297/2015
titled 'M/S ICICI Bank Limited versus Kamini Sharma & Another'.
The sum and substance of the facts of the said case are similar to the
facts of the present case.
20. PW 1 has tendered his oral evidence which is contained in his
affidavit Ex. PW1/A. A question may arise here that PW1 is not
privy to the execution of various documents on which the cause of
action has been founded upon by the defendant. On this aspect the
Ld. Counsel for the plaintiff has placed strong reliance on
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judgment passed on 31.01.2018 by our own High Court in RFA
No. 297/2015 titled 'M/S ICICI Bank Limited versus Kamini
Sharma & Another'. The sum and substance of the facts of the said
case are similarly placed as the facts in the case under
consideration.
19. PW- 1 has tendered his oral evidence which is contained
in his affidavit Ex. PW1/A. A question may arise here that
PW1 is not privy to the execution of various documents on
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which the cause of action has been founded upon by the
defendant. On this aspect the Ld. Counsel for the plaintiff
has placed strong reliance on judgment passed on
31.01.2018 by our own High Court in RFA No. 297/2015
titled 'M/S ICICI Bank Limited versus Kamini Sharma &
Another'. The sum and substance of the facts of the said
case are similarly placed as the facts in the case under
consideration.
20. PW- 1 has tendered his oral evidence which is contained
in his affidavit Ex. PW1/A. A question may arise here that
PW1 is not privy to the execution of various documents on
which the cause of action has been founded upon by the
defendant. On this aspect the Ld. Counsel for the plaintiff
has placed strong reliance on judgment passed on
31.01.2018 by our own High Court in RFA No. 297/2015
titled 'M/S ICICI Bank Limited versus Kamini Sharma &
Another'. The sum and substance of the facts of the said
case are similarly placed as the facts in the case under
consideration.
20. PW 1 has tendered his oral evidence which is contained in his
affidavit Ex. PW1/A. A question may arise here that PW1 is not
privy to the execution of various documents on which the cause of
action has been founded upon by the defendant. On this aspect the
Ld. Counsel for the plaintiff has placed strong reliance on
judgment passed on 31.01.2018 by our own High Court in RFA
No. 297/2015 titled 'M/S ICICI Bank Limited versus Kamini
Sharma & Another'. The sum and substance of the facts of the said
case are similarly placed as the facts in the case under
consideration.
19. PW- 1 has tendered his oral evidence which is contained
in his affidavit Ex. PW1/A. A question may arise here that
PW1 is not privy to the execution of various documents on
which the cause of action has been founded upon by the
defendant. On this aspect the Ld. Counsel for the plaintiff
has placed strong reliance on judgment passed on
31.01.2018 by our own High Court in RFA No. 297/2015
titled 'M/S ICICI Bank Limited versus Kamini Sharma &
Another'. The sum and substance of the facts of the said
case are similarly placed as the facts in the case under
consideration.
18. PW- 1 has tendered his oral evidence which is contained
in his affidavit Ex. PW1/A. A question may arise here that
PW1 is not privy to the execution of various documents on
which the cause of action has been founded upon by the
defendants. On this aspect the Ld. Counsel for the plaintiff
has placed strong reliance on a judgment passed on
31.01.2018 by our own High Court in RFA No. 297/2015
titled 'M/S ICICI Bank Limited versus Kamini Sharma &
Another'. The sum and substance of the facts of the said
case are similarly placed as the facts in the case under
consideration.
23. PW- 1 has tendered his oral evidence which is contained
in his affidavit Ex. PW1/A. A question may arise here that
PW1 is not privy to the execution of various documents on
which the cause of action has been founded upon by the
defendant. On this aspect the Ld. Counsel for the plaintiff
has placed strong reliance on a judgment passed on
31.01.2018 by our own High Court in RFA No. 297/2015
titled 'M/S ICICI Bank Limited versus Kamini Sharma &
Another'. The sum and substance of the facts of the said
case are similarly placed as the facts in the case under
consideration.