: 1 : SD IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORDINARY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION SUMMARY SUMMARY SUMMARY SUIT NO.2725 OF 2008 SUIT NO.2725 OF 2008 SUIT NO.2725 OF 2008 Vodafone Essar Ltd. ...Plaintiffs V/s. Dainik Bhaskar . (D.B. Corporation Ltd.) ...Defendants Ms.Pooja Kshirsagar i/b. Dholakia Law Associates for the Plaintiffs. None for the Defendants. CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.V. NIRGUDE, J. : A.V. NIRGUDE, J. : A.V. NIRGUDE, J. DATE DATE DATE : 2ND FEBRUARY, 2009. : 2ND FEBRUARY, 2009. : 2ND FEBRUARY, 2009. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. The Plaintiffs have filed this suit for recovery of amount outstanding against the Defendants towards the telephone service charges. The Defendant is also a company which took telephone connections for their employees. The dues remained unpaid. 2. Despite notices and demands, the amount was not cleared. The last legal notice of demand was sent on 21st January, 2008, but in vain. Hence, the suit came to be filed. Despite service of summons, the Defendants did not respond and did not cause appearance. They did not file any written statement. So whatever is stated against them in the plaint has : 2 : gone unchallenged. Today the original documents are brought on record to support the case of the Plaintiffs. In view of the original documents and, as said above, the Defendants’ silence on the case of the Plaintiffs, the case of the Plaintiff deserves to be believed. 3. The suit is decreed as prayed for. However, the rate of interest on the amount due from the date of filing of the suit till the amount is realized shall be @ 9% p.a. 4. Court fee be refunded to the Plaintiffs as per the rules. 5. The Plaintiffs are also entitled to proportionate costs of the suit. [A.V. [A.V. [A.V. NIRGUDE, J.] NIRGUDE, J.] NIRGUDE, J.]