In the Court of Ms. Prigya Gupta, Judge Small Cause Court­Cum­Additional Senior Civil Judge/ Guardian Judge, (East District), Karkardooma Courts, Delhi. C.S. No. 168/20 M/s Lakshmi Graphics & Printers Through Rahul Jain (Director) Office 1/5, White House, Lalita Park, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi­110092. .....Plaintiff. VERSUS 1. M/s JKN Health Centre thorugh Naushad Warsi (Chief Trustee) J3/77, J. Ext., Kishan Kunj, Near Murti Wali Gali, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi­110092. 2. Shri Naushad Warsi (Deleted vide order dt. 11/03/2020) (Chief Trustee) M/s JKN Health Centre, J3/77, J. Ext. Kishan Kunj, Near Murti Wali Gali, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi­110092. .....Defendants. Date of Institution/filing : 24/02/2020 Date of reserving of Judgment : 16/09/2023 Date of Judgment : 16/09/2023 C.S. No. 168/20 Page 1 of 6 M/s Lakshmi Graphics & Printers Vs. M/s JKN Health Centre JUDGMENT: Suit for recovery of Rs. 16,000/­ 1. By way of the instant judgment, I propose to dispose off a suit for recovery of Rs. 16,000/­ filed by the plaintiff against the defendant. It is pertinent to mention that initially the present suit was filed against both the defendants. However, vide order dated 11/03/2020 of the Ld. Predecessor, defendant no. 2 was deleted from the array of the parties. Thus, the present suit survives only qua defendant no. 1. 2. Briefly stated, plaintiff is running business to supply service of all kinds of printing job work and the plaintiff supplied service of all kinds of printing job work i.e. information form, flex printing and pamphlet etc. from financial year 2018­2019 to the defendant. Plaintiff supplied material and services to defendant at Delhi for which outstanding balance pending against the defendant is of Rs. 16,000/­. It is further stated that defendant assured the plaintiff through Whatsapp and telephonically that he would pay the entire amount, however, he failed to do so. On 17/06/2019, the defendant flatly refused to pay the outstanding bill payment of Rs. 16,000/­ to the plaintiff. 3. It is further stated that plaintiff sent legal notice dated 16/01/2020 to the defendant through post as well as Whatsapp. It C.S. No. 168/20 Page 2 of 6 M/s Lakshmi Graphics & Printers Vs. M/s JKN Health Centre is further stated that defendant is also liable to pay interest @24% per annum on the above said amount of Rs. 16,000/­ as per prevailing customs and practice of the market. Thus, the plaintiff has prayed for recovery of Rs. 16,000/­ along with cost and pendente lite and future interest @24% per annum with monthly rest in favour of plaintiff and against the defendant. Hence, the present suit. 4. Summons of the suit were issued to the defendant vide order dated 11/03/2020. Defendant was served by way of affixation for 31/03/2023, however, none appeared on behalf of the defendant and the defendant was accordingly proceeded ex­ parte vide order dated 22/08/2022. The matter was listed for ex­ parte PE and ex­parte PE was led on behalf of the plaintiff. 5. In ex­parte evidence, plaintiff examined Sh. Rahul Jain (Owner) as PW1. He tendered his evidence by way of affidavit Ex. PW1/A and relied upon the following documents:­ 1. Ex.PW1/1 ­ Outstanding bill of Rs.16,000/­.(03 pages) 2. Mark­A ­ Copy of Whatsapp chat (06 pages). 3. Ex.PW1/3 ­ Office Copy of Legal Notice dated 18.01.2020 (03 pages) 4. Ex.PW1/4 ­ Postal tracking Report. 5. Ex.PW1/5 ­ Whatsapp service Proof of legal notice. 6. Ex.PW1/6 ­ Certificate u/s 65 B of Evidence Act 1972. C.S. No. 168/20 Page 3 of 6 M/s Lakshmi Graphics & Printers Vs. M/s JKN Health Centre Thereafter, plaintiff closed his P.E vide statement of Sh. Rahul Jain (Owner), recorded on 21/07/2023 and matter was listed for ex­parte final arguments. 6. I have heard the submissions of Ld. Counsel for plaintiff and gone through the record of the case carefully. 7. Ld. Counsel for the plaintiff submits that the present suit of the plaintiff stands duly proved in view of the unrebutted testimony of the plaintiff's witness i.e. PW1 and the documents i.e. Ex. PW1/1, Mark­A, Ex. PW1/3 to Ex. PW1/6. As such, the plaintiff is entitled to decree, as prayed for. 8. The testimony of PW1 i.e. Sh. Rahul Jain (Owner) has remained unr