{"id":266345,"date":"2008-12-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-18T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/arif-hussain-vs-paul-dsilva-on-19-december-2008"},"modified":"2016-02-15T22:35:50","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T17:05:50","slug":"arif-hussain-vs-paul-dsilva-on-19-december-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/arif-hussain-vs-paul-dsilva-on-19-december-2008","title":{"rendered":"Arif Hussain vs Paul D&#8217;Silva on 19 December, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Arif Hussain vs Paul D&#8217;Silva on 19 December, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: H N Das<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\"> %%%%% \u00a7 !\n\n 5 F % X % i%13EL1'HAmADY'rALU1c\n\nwr nnmuwmamna HEWW MUUKE Mr m\ufb01\ufb02\ufb01k\ufb02ihi\ufb02\ufb01a HIQEE-5 CZQUQ? C)?' KARNATAM H\u00a7$\u00a7*\u00a7 CQURT OF KARNATAKA MESH CQUR? OF mmmmm HEGH CG\n\n' m 'mm mm: ccnmrozr KARNATMA I    \nDKFED ms um 19m my or magma   L A % 7  \n\nBrmmE\ufb02f%}}\u00a7{%%%A %   \n1'HEmH'BLE z~m.Jus'rxi.n: \n\n \n\n----v~--._--u\n\nARI?  i ii:\n\n ';=~:::s\/ca      \n\nAennaaour 37   \n\n(3? As  srwrxv. ADV. ,1\n\n?%%%%%mm :\n\n' V W\ufb01\ufb02l\ufb01\ufb01\n\n_ A  rram\ufb01n, muck,\n S{C}.AIB ERTD'SH.VA,\n--  PCIST,\n\n\n\n[BY smnmnsrnmmamnm, FOR\nme: E' B E}E3I-IPAHDE, \n\n\u20ac\\\\}m\/\\\u00ab\n\nWwwmsw W mgw\ufb01 a\u00abm\u00a7w Wmww\ufb01a am mmwm aw-,m\u00a7~\u00a7 %\u00a7\u00b0wmw3;@%:\u00a7\u00a7% ma ;g2ms:w\"%$:::: mm Wwwmw ::\u00a7@ .E;\ufb02\u00a3\"?a\u20ac\"3i'\u00a7$' z;-':\u00ab\u00a2\u00bb'~;1=m.. w%wm'mm mm mam\u00bb M?\n\n\n\nam\u00bb zmmmmmm. wmm mmzm U?' mn._xjNmAam.. wmfan \ufb01gwum 92\" KA.KN\ufb02\u00a7'&amp;K.&amp; mam QZQUR? OF im\ufb01wm\ufb01m MGH mmjem Q? mm\ufb01zmm Mm\ufb01 $0\n\nTI-ES cmmmx. APPEAL m:1.E1:m; 8.3??a4)'x':'_.R.P.c', \nmy me. ADVGGATE F012 ms   5\nTHAT THIS H&lt;)N&#039;BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED  S$T.   \nASIDE THE .JUDG1hmN&#039;r .AND &#039;%\u00a3_)RDER&quot;&#039;* DATED A\n\n25.07.9003<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">. msszn av  .&#8211;k<br \/>\nmmamnnn, D.K.,, IN C;C;.EQ.1559_6f199j8 &#8211;<br \/>\nACQUFITING TIE RESPQNDEifTl\ufb01CCUSED&#8217; ma THE<br \/>\nOFFENCES LmnEE vSEi3&#8242;!&#8217;iGH 138 0? NJ.<\/p>\n<p>This App\ufb02a\ufb02 1;    this day, the<br \/>\n  &#8220;:v:&#8221; \u00e9}IrD&#8211;j.&#8221;.Tt1E.NT<\/p>\n<p>  against the judgment OF<\/p>\n<p>  26.079003 in C.C.Na.1559511998<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\"> &#8212; 11&#8242;! Com Mm-hm\u00bb Dale-*====~&#8217;<\/p>\n<p> \ufb01ppellant 5. the  &#8216; and the<\/p>\n<p>%   :: \u00a7\u00ab\u00a7pt\u00a7ndentistheaacuaad beforeth::TrialCourt. mum<br \/>\n  t, for corrvemar1:c:a&#8217; the parties&#8221; are referred to<\/p>\n<p>their amtua befcre the Trial Court.<\/p>\n<p>d*&#8221;&#8216;&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">m:%:;;%. ;\u00a7&#8221;\u00a7%\u00a7&#8217;\u00a7:\u00a7&#8217;%.%&#8217;%\u00a7 -.%&#8217;% mmm %=\u00a7%%%E\u00ab\u00bb\u00a7 mmvmw W mwmfrs \u00a7%4:,=&#8217;:z:\u00a7%\u00bb\u00a7 wmwmw gm ,2;\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7&#8221;m:*:; mm Ww.mW~2\u00bb:m  mmE%  V<\/p>\n<p>W&#8217;%$&#8221;&amp;;'&lt;&quot;\u00a7&quot;-\u00a7:f&quot;\u00a7&#039;z&#039;%-gT&quot;:&quot;31\u00a7&quot;\u00e9:&#039;4&quot;\u00a7% ~\u20ac3.a2&quot;&quot;\u00a7 $??$\u00a7.$&quot;\u00a7\u00a3&quot;&quot;&#039;a:&#039;&quot;&#039;&amp;\u00a7 M<\/p>\n<p>mmrvc<\/p>\n<p>WFK&#039;W9&#039;\ufb02il wwwmm wr mmvfggnjfmarumm WEWW wnwm U?&quot; \ufb01\ufb01mm\ufb02\ufb01\ufb02\ufb01\ufb01. %&quot;&#039;\u00a7%&#039;3.&quot;:%E\u00e9\u00a7&quot;\u00a7 C\ufb02i\u00e9i\ufb01\ufb02&quot; {W3  \u00a7&quot;\ufb01\u20acE\u00a7\u00e9&quot;\u00a7 C\ufb01g\ufb01\ufb01wf Q? %\ufb01\u00a5H&quot;%\u00a7\ufb013&#039;&quot;&amp;KK HXGW CW?<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">3. The mmplaizmnt and his<br \/>\nHuasain mama into an Ag-W of &#8216; \u00abezvr.\u00a7&#8217;<br \/>\nJammzy 1996 with the accrued for  a %<br \/>\nLinda&#8217; this  , Ex.P1,<br \/>\nmm of 123.2 Lakhs towards <\/p>\n<p>mpednd requests, demands<br \/>\n21.03.1996 and    corne<br \/>\n\ufb01a\ufb01mrd to menu:    the<br \/>\namount!   V055-..-redtza pay<br \/>\nthe mam.-a   and liquidated<br \/>\ndamage :31&#8242;   the Aj sf<br \/>\n      meawuwdiaauwa<br \/>\n a sum of 1zs.ao,,oeqI-. Gm<\/p>\n<p>sf cheque, the same cam to be<\/p>\n<p> % ~qfith&#8221; an endxxrsennnt \ufb01nmmcm fzmxis&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb y  V;     of chyaque was bmughtto rm ntoim<br \/>\n by iaxuing a latwyerh nst\u00e9ne on<br \/>\n Though the accused a  the<\/p>\n<p>receipt c:feompMu1at\ufb01&#8217;a lawyer&#8217;s mtice as p\u00a2rEx.P&#8217;7, he<\/p>\n<p>t;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">Wvk\ufb01w\ufb01\ufb02 $0 i\ufb01\ufb02\ufb02\ufb01 I-39%&#8221;! 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Hmne this appeal.<\/p>\n<p>  \ufb01rti argtzmmlm on both the side and<\/p>\n<p>gum-usscad thc cntim appeal papers.<br \/>\n{7L%[.\/\/\\,<\/p>\n<p>    WWW\u00a7W%\u00a7%WW -3?&#8217; I\u00a7I\u00a7n!&#8217;\u00a7&#8217;\\ Ll\u00a3\\!E$.$ uuwawmmwm _\ufb02#&#8221;\\ i\ufb02lfhrt\ufb01tv. RMEMEIHI mmnwaummwmmm so-In. 1,-manna&#8217;:-4. I~&#8217;.'{Ll&#8217;m&#8217;91\u00a3\ufb01<\/p>\n<p>Lmkwmavwm\ufb01mmmnmmn mum aun\ufb02mnmtu sen<\/p>\n<p>www &#8211; mwrvusvw wwmnnwnws an In<\/p>\n<p>IVMWEKII6 wwwmm ww nr%:\ufb01\u00a7ux?@%3WimWa mww mwwm WE&#8221; Kai&#8217;-\u00a7%NMM%%.M WWW awwm EM&#8217; mmmmm WGM \ufb01\ufb01ifm&#8221; 0? K\ufb01s@NA&#8221;W\u00a3KA MGR 60E<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_8\">5. Ex.P1 $3 the  t dated  %<br \/>\npunchasem and accusad an<br \/>\nEz:a.P2 and P3 are the lawym-&#8216;5   <\/p>\n<p>1-egnnrma sale dead in j   %<\/p>\n<p>mm. These    eviamor<br \/>\nW-1 estab]iah%V  had been a<br \/>\nu~anmamn&#8217;  the accuaed. 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Butit<\/p>\n<p>vi:   in qtzestinn was mt<\/p>\n<p>  &#8230;..  E W ta<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;   in the \u00a33. ? the T. I<\/p>\n<p> f.&#8217;.our\u00a3&#8221;&#8216;*i\u00a7  dsamaasing the mmlahit \ufb01ksd. by the<\/p>\n<p>a  I dm\ufb01ne to aecept this argument if the<br \/>\n counsel for the; -acmpiainant. &#8216;I&#8217;hc evidemtrse of<br \/>\nA  and the zwermentn made in the mmplahzt. are<br \/>\n\u00a3im:::nibrznitywi1:hmx:h::sthet*az1dIEndm- <\/p>\n<p>Whn-%ittowardnad1mne\u00a2ammtortowards<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7Ll,\\,\u00bb&#8221;\\,<\/p>\n<p>Wwiwm\ufb01w gm i\ufb01\ufb01f\ufb01\ufb02 M\ufb01fw &#8216;imwwmmwu J&#8221; i\ufb01\ufb02\ufb01\ufb01 Mmam M&#8221;\u00a7l&#8217;W\ufb02W&#8217;M)\ufb02&#8217;\u00a7\u00a2&#8217;Mi mm mnsmmm mmssm amuzwawawwm .\u00a7$a\u00a3&#8221;&#8216;L awn:-an unit: mnzwuwmiwwm am awmmm Lit<\/p>\n<p>awr&#8221; smmmmmmmmm mam-\ufb02 mww\ufb02\ufb01 W?  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