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Viewsonic Internation v. Inspan Infotech Pvt.Ltd

Madras HC3 Jan 2025CS/280/2013

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What is this about?

Suit by a Taiwanese manufacturer against its Indian distributor for recovery of unpaid invoice dues of Rs.1,90,99,099 with interest. The distributor's counter-claim based on alleged exclusive distributorship and MOP assurances failed for want of evidence. Suit decreed with costs.

What did the court decide?

Decreed Rs.1,90,99,099 with 9% p.a. from plaint to decree and 6% thereafter till realisation, with costs; payable within three months.

Viewsonic Internation Vs Inspan Infotech… — Contract and Commercial Disputes | Madras HC (2025)

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C.S.No.280 of 2013

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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Reserved On 21.12.2024 Pronounced On 03.01.2025

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN

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C.S.No.280 of 2013 and

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A.No.1953 of 2013

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View Sonic International Corporation, 9F, No.192, Line Chen Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan (R.O.C), Represented by its General Manager ...Plaintiff Vs. Inspan Infotech Pvt. Ltd., 1^st Floor, Door No.6, Bishop Wallers Avenue South, Mylapore, Chennai -600 004 Represented by its Managing Director ...Defendant

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PRAYER:

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Plaint filed under Order IV Rule 1 of High Court Original Side Rules read with Order VII Rule 6 of C.P.C., praying for judgment and decree against the defendant, as follows:

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SNo	Exhibit	Date	Description of the document
1	Ex.P1	06.02.2015	Letter of authorisation dated 06.02.2015 given bythe plaintiff
2	Ex.P2	11.12.2009	Original distribution agreement dated 11.12.2009 entered into between the plaintiff and the defendant
3	Ex.P3	30.12.2011	Original credit memo No.20044453 dated 30.12.2011
4	Ex.P4	30.12.2011	Original credit memo No.26630 dated 30.12.2011
5	Ex.P5	19.01.2012	Original credit memo No.26687 dated 19.01.2012
6	Ex.P6	02.02.2012	Copy of invoice No.3093358 dated 02.02.2012
7	Ex.P7	02.02.2012	Copyof invoice No. dated 02.02.2012
8	Ex.P8	09.12.2011	Copy of invoice No.3092391 dated 09.12.2011
9	Ex.P9	09.12.2011	Copy of invoice No.3092392 dated 09.12.2011
10	Ex.P10	06.03.2012	Original remittance in the Bank SinoPac dated 06.03.2012
11	Ex.P11	19.03.2012	Original remittance in the Bank SinoPac dated 19.03.2012
12	Ex.P12	30.03.2012	Original credit memo No.20044858 dated 30.03.2012
13	Ex.P13	23.04.2012	Original remittance in the Bank SinoPac

			dated 23.04.2012
14	Ex.P14	07.05.2012	Original remittance dated 07.05.2012	in the Bank SinoPac
15	Ex.P15	14.05.2012	Original remittance dated 14.05.2012	in the Bank SinoPac
16	Ex.P16	22.05.2012	Original remittance dated 22.05.2012	in the Bank SinoPac
17	Ex.P17	11.06.2012	Original remittance dated 11.06.2012	in the Bank SinoPac
18	Ex.P18	25.06.2012	Original remittance dated 25.06.2012	in the Bank SinoPac
19	Ex.P19	13.08.2012	Original remittance dated 13.08.2012	in the Bank SinoPac
20	Ex.P20	31.08.2012	Original remittance dated 31.08.2012	in the Bank SinoPac
21	Ex.P21	08.10.2012	Original remittance dated 08.10.2012	in the Bank SinoPac
22	Ex.P22	26.11.2012	Original remittance dated 26.11.2012	in the Bank SinoPac
23	Ex.P23	16.12.2011	E-mail dated 16.12 Sharma to S.Kumar alongwith the certif Ming-Yih	.2011 sent by Love with copy to Raghavan icate issued by Kang,
24	Ex.P24	19.12.2011	E-mail dated 19.12. to Love Sharma with	2011 sent by S.Kumar copyto Raghavan
25	Ex.P25	20.12.2011	E-mail dated 20.12 Sharma to S.kumar Kurmar, Venki@ins Sharma, Deepak Dev	.2011 sent by Love with copy to Raghavan, paninfotech.com, Ajay eshwar
26	Ex.P26	21.12.2011	E-mail dated 21.1	2.2011 sent byLove

			Sharma to S.Kuamr and Raghavan with
			copy to Raghavan, Kumar, [email protected], Ajay Sharma, Deepak Deveshwar and Sudir.
27	Ex.P27	22.12.2011	Ex.P27 is an e-mail dated 22.12.2011 sent by S.Kumar to Love Sharma and Raghavan with copy to Kumar, [email protected], Ajay Sharma, Deepak Deveshwar, Sudir, Erica Lien- VSIfin, AmyWu.
28	Ex.P28	26.12.2011	Ex.P28 is an e-mail dated 26.12.2011 sent by Love Sharma to S.Kumar and Raghavan with copy to Kumar, [email protected], Ajay Sharma, Deepak Deveshwar, Sudir, Erica Lien VSIfin, AmyWu.
29	Ex.P29	26.12.2011	Ex.P29 is an e-mail dated 26.12.2011 sent by S.Kumar to Love Sharma and Raghavan with copy to Kumar, [email protected], Ajay Sharma, Deepak Deveshwar, Sudir, Erica Lien- vSIfin, AmyWu.
30	Ex.P30	02.01.2012	Ex.P30 is an e-mail dated 02.01.2012 sent by Love Sharma to S.Kumar, Raghavan with Copy to Kumar, Ajay Sharma, Deepak Deveshwar, Sudir, Erica Lien-VSIfin, Amy Wu.
31	Ex.P31	02.01.2012	Ex.P31 is an e-mail dated 02.01.2012 sent by S.Kumar to Love Sharma and Raghavan with copy to Kumar, Ajay Sharma, Deepak Deveshwar, Sudir, Erica Lien-VSIfin, Amy Wu.

32	Ex.P32	05.01.2012	Ex.P32 is an e-mail dated 05.01.2012 sent by Love Sharma to S.Kumar, Raghavan and Erica Lien-VSIfin with copy to Kumar, Ajay Sharma, Deepak Deveshwar, Amy Wu, [email protected] and Sudir.
33	Ex.P33	05.01.2012	Ex.P33 is an email dated 05.01.2012 sent by S.Kumar to Amy Wu, Love Sharma and Erica Lien-VSIfin, with copy to Kumar, Ajay Sharma, Deepak Deveshwar, [email protected], Sudir and Raghavan.
34	Ex.P34	10.01.2012	Ex.P34 is an e-mail dated 10.01.2012 sent by S.Kumar to Love Sharma with a copy to Raghavan, [email protected], AjaySharma and Kumar.
35	Ex.P35	17.01.2012	Ex.P35 is an e-maill dated 17.01.2012 sent by Love Sharma to S.Kumar with copy to Raghavan [email protected], Ajay Sharma , Kumar, Erica Lien-VSIfin, Sudir and Deepak.
36	Ex.P36	30.01.2012	Ex.P36 is an e-mail dated 30.01.2012 sent by Amy Wu to Love Sharma, S.Kumar and Raghavan with copy to [email protected], Ajay Sharma, Kumar, Erica Lien-VSIfin, Sudir, Deepak Deveshwar, CindyChou and Vera Huang.
37	Ex.P37	03.02.2012	Ex.P37 is an e-mail dated 03.02.2012 sent by Erica Lien-VSIfin to Raghavan with copy to [email protected], Ajay Sharma, Kumar, Sudir, Deepak Deveshwar, Cindy Chou, Vera Huang, Amy Wu, S.Kumar and Love Sharma.

38	Ex.P38	10.02.2012	Ex.P38 is an e- mail dated 10.02.201 by Erica Lien-VSIfin to Raghava S.Kumar with copy [email protected], Kumar, Ajay Sharma, Deepak Deveshwar, Sharma, Cindy Chou, Vera Huang, Wu, JerryWangand Shannon Wang.	2 sent n and to Sudir, Love Amy
39	Ex.P39	13.02.2012	Ex.P39 is an e-mail dated 13.02.201 by Raghavan to Erica Lien-VSIfi S.Kumar with copy [email protected], Kumar, Ajay Sharma, Deepak Deveshwar, Sharma, Cindy Chou, Vera Huang, Wu, JerryVWangand Shannon Wang	2 sent n and to Sudir, Love Amy .
40	Ex.P40	14.02.2012	Ex.P40 is an e-mail dated 14.02.201 by Ajay Sharma to Raghavan, Erica VSIfin and s.Kumar with cop [email protected], Kumar, Deepak Deveshwar, Love Sharma, Chou, Vera Huang, Amy Wu, Jerry and Shannon Wang.	2 sent Lien- y to Sudir, Cindy Wang
41	Ex.P41	16.02.2012	Ex. P41 is an e-mail dated 16.02 sernt by Ajay Sharma to Ajay Sh Kumar and Venki with copy to Love Sharma and Deepak Deveshwar	.2012 arma, Sudir, .
42	Ex.P42	16.02.2012	Ex.P42 is an e-mail dated 16.02.201 by Ajay Sharma to Ajay Sharma, K and Venki with copy to Sudir, Sharma, Deepak Deveshwar and Amy	2 sent umar Love Wu.
43	Ex.P43	16.02.2012	Ex.P43 is an e-mail dated 16.02.201 by Ajay Sharma to Ajay Sharma, K Venki and Raghavan with copy to Love Sharma, Deepak Deveshwar, Wu, Erica Llen-VSIfin, CindyChou,	2 sent umar, Sudir, Amy Vera

		Huang, Amy Wu, Jerry Wang and Shannon Wang.
44	Ex.P44 27.02.2012	Ex.P44 is an email dated 27.02.2012 sent by Love Sharma to Ajay Sharma, Kumar, Venki and Erica Lien-VSIfin, Cindy Chou, Vera Huang, Amy Wu, Jerry Wang and Shannon Wang.
45	Ex.P45 29.02.2012	Ex.P45 is an e-mail dated 29.02.2012 sent by Shannon Wang to Kumar, Venki and Raghavan with copy to Sudir, Deepak Raghavan with copy to Sudir, Deepak Deveshwar, Willy Lee, Amy Wu, Erica Lien-vSIfin, Cindy Chou, Vera Huang, Jerry Wang, Love Sharma and Ajay Sharma.

SNo	Exhibit	Date	Description of the document
1	Ex.D1	05.01.2012	E-mail dated 05.01.2012 from Mr.Ajay Sharma to the plaintiff
2	Ex.D2	09.01.2012	E-mail dated 09.01.2012 from Mr.Ajay Sharma to the defendant
3	Ex.D3	10.01.2012	E-mail dated 10.01.2012 from Mr.Ajay Sharma to the defendant
4	Ex.D4	27.01.2012	E-mail dated 27.01.2012 from the defendant to the plaintiff
5	Ex.D5	13.02.2012	E-mail dated 13.02.2012 sent by the defendant to the plaintiff
6	Ex.D6	11.05.2012	E-mail dated 11.05.2012 sent by the defendant to the plaintiff
7	Ex.D7	09.01.2012	E-mail dated 09.01.2012 sent bythe

			plaintiff to the defendant
8	Ex.D8	17.05.2013	Photocopy of the article “ ViewSonic Files Rs.1.96 crore claim against Inspan” published on 17.05.2013 in the web magazine “The DQ Week”.
9	Ex.D9	10.05.2012	Original Board resolution dated 10.05.2012
10	Ex.D10	-	Original of purchase invoices were issued vide e-mails, along with section 65 B certificate under the Indian Evidence Act
11	Ex.D11	14.11.2014	Copy of the letter dated 14.11.2014 addressed by the defendant to the publisher of Cyber Media (India) Limited may be marked
12	Ex.D12	28.11.2014	Print out of reply of E-mail dated 28.11.2014 along with Section 65 B certificate under the Indian Evidence Act
13	Ex.D13	23.05.2013	Original Letter addressed by Kobian dated 23.05.2013 to the defendant
14	Ex.D14	25.06.2012	Original letter addressed by Kobian dated 25.06.2012 to the defendant
15	Ex.D15	-	Attested copy of the 10^thAnnual report for theyear endingMarch 2011
16	Ex.D16	-	Attested copy of the 11^thAnnual report for the year ending March 2012 may be marked
17	Ex.D17	-	Attested copy of the 12^thAnnual report for the year ending March 2013 may be marked
18	Ex.D18	-	Attested copy of the 13^thAnnual report for the year ending March 2014 may be marked

19	Ex.D19	30.10.2012	Copy of Legal issued by the de others	notice dated 30.10.2012 fendant to the plaintiff and
20	Ex.D20	-	Tracking status post web site	of legal notice from India
21	Ex.D21	15.03.2013	Copy of orde C.P.No.151 of defendant	r dated 15.03.2013 in 2011 filed against the

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