SUIT FOR RECOVERY OF RS. 84,698/ ALONG WITH PENDENTELITE AND FUTURE INTEREST @ 18% AND COSTS OF THE SUIT. EXPARTE JUDGMENT 1. Vide this judgment, I shall decide the present suit seeking recovery of Rs 84,698/ along with pendentelite and future interest @18% p.a. and costs of the suit. 2. The case of the plaintiff in brief is that the plaintiff is the sole proprietor of M/s Gayatri Enterprises having its registered office at 4276, Gali Shahtara, Chhanga Kuan, Behind G.B. Road, Delhi110006. It is submitted that the plaintiff firm deals in the business of Aluminum Sheets, SS Welded Mesh etc and is having good reputation in their business. That defendant is a proprietorship firm and approached the plaintiff firm at its above stated office to supply of Aluminum Sheets and SS Welded Mesh to the defendant on different dates against the invoice and lastly the plaintiff had supplied the above said goods to the defendant's firm vide invoice No.GE/202122/0339 amounting to Rs.1,01,954/ dated 31.08.2021. It is submitted that the defendant had lastly paid the amount of Rs.50,000/ through NEFT on 27.09.2021 and again paid the amount of Rs.50,000/ through NEFT on 28.10.2021 to the plaintiff leaving the balance amount of Rs.80,096/ as on 20.05.2022 which is still due against the defendant. It is submitted that defendant for CS SCJ 1591/2022 Gayatri Enterprises Vs. Bhawana Engineers Works Page No. 2 of 7 discharging his liability for pending invoice amount had issued two cheques of balance amount of Rs.80,096/ to the plaintiff vide cheque bearing No.982802 dated 30.01.2022 of Rs.30,096/ and other cheque bearing No.982803 dated 06.02.2022 of Rs.50,000/ total amounting to Rs.80,096/ both drawn on State Bank of India, Shivaji Nagar Branch, Gurugram(Haryana). It is submitted that after receiving the said cheques the plaintiff had presented both the cheques to this banker namely ICICI Bank Ltd. Chawri Bazar Branch, Delhi for encashment on 31.01.2022 and 07.02.2022 but both the cheques were returned with the remarks "Funds Insufficient" on 01.02.2022 and 08.02.2022 from the defendant's bank. It is submitted that defendant has received the aluminum goods from the plaintiff and have not paid the balance pending invoice amount of Rs.80,096/. It is submitted that plaintiff has made so many requests personally as well as on telephonically for getting the pending invoice amount of Rs.80,096/ to the defendant but defendant has made excuses to the plaintiff for making the payment of the same. It is submitted that along with the pending amount, the plaintiff is also entitled for legal notice/postal charges of amount of Rs.2200/. It is submitted that the defendant despite the repeated requests and reminders failed to pay the above stated due amount. It is submitted that the defendant failed to make the payment despite service of legal notice dated 19.02.2022. That the cause of action for filing the present suit arose in favour of the plaintiff and against the defendant when the aluminum goods were supplied to the defendant. It further arose 19.02.2022 when the legal demand notice was sent and the same was served to the defendant and CS SCJ 1591/2022 Gayatri Enterprises Vs. Bhawana Engineers Works Page No. 3 of 7 the cause of action is still subsists as the plaintiff has not received the invoice/cheques amount from the defendant. The plaintiff has further submitted that this court has territorial jurisdiction to try and entertain the present suit. Hence, the present suit. 3. Defendant was duly served summons through electronic mode on 05.09.2022. Vide ord