S.a.Noorul Ameen v. G.P.Veilumuthu
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, C.R.P No. 6316 of 2025 and C.M.P.No.31303 of 2025, decided 15-12-2025 by S. Sounthar J. Revision under Article 227 of the Constitution of India against dismissal (order dated 09.10.2025) of I.A.No.6/2025 in O.S.No.5475/2023, wherein petitioners S.A.Noorul Ameen, T.M.S.Nisvathul Jenna and Suhail Ahmed Kabeer (defendants in respondent G.P.Veilumuthu's recovery suit for Rs.10 Lakhs, alleged repayment via Mukesh Preyan) sought a direction to the plaintiff to produce his YES Bank, Nungambakkam Branch account statement (No.000551100006831) for 01.01.2021–31.12.2021. Counsel: Mr.P.Rajkumar for petitioners. Court: remedy lies in notice to produce and adverse inference, not in compelling the opposite party's bank records; no error in the Trial Court's order. Disposition: CRP dismissed, connected CMP closed. No precedent cases cited in the order.
What did the court decide?
Where a party feels that documents in its favour are in the custody of the opposite party, the prescribed course is to issue a notice to produce and, on non-compliance, mark the notice before the Trial Court and argue for adverse inference.