Citation : 2026 Latest Caselaw 484 Cal/2
Judgement Date : 4 February, 2026
In the High Court at Calcutta
Commercial Division
Original Side
Judgment (2)
PRESENT :
THE HON'BLE JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA ROY
IA No. GA-COM/3/2024
In CS-COM/652/2024
FLINT GROUP INDIA PRIVATE
LIMITED
VS
SUJAY LODHA
For the plaintiff : Mr. Sourojit Dasgupta, Adv.
Mr. Souvik Mazumder, Adv.
For the defendant :
Heard on : February 4, 2026.
Judgment on : February 4, 2026.
[In Court]
ANIRUDDHA ROY, J :
FACTS:
1. The instant application has been filed by the plaintiff, inter alia,
praying for judgment upon admission against the defendant to
the extent of a sum of Rs.64,93,755.68 and if not, then for
Rs.60,28,755.68 as pleaded in paragraph 21 of the application.
2. The plaintiff claims price of goods sold and delivered payable by
the defendant.
3. In this Commercial Suit the defendant has not filed Written
Statement. The defendant has forfeited its right to file Written
Statement.
4. The principal claim in the plaint is for a sum of Rs.76,69,374/-
together with interest and further interest as pleaded in
paragraph 16 to the plaint.
5. The plaint case is that pursuant to the written purchase order
dated March 14, 2022 at page 28 to the application coupled
with other subsequent purchase orders placed by the defendant,
the plaintiff from time to time had sold and supplied printing ink
(for short, goods) to the defendant. Invoices were raised upon the
defendant. Delivery note was issued showing that the consignor
had delivered the material to the defendant. E-Way bills were
raised by the plaintiff showing delivery of the goods to the
defendant. All these commercial documents are available at
pages 28 to 96 of the application.
6. When the price of the goods was not paid, the plaintiff issued a
demand notice dated November 30, 2022 at page 97 to the
application demanding a total sum of Rs.83,54,375/-. The
defendant replied to the said demand notice by its letter dated
September 28, 2022 (erroneously typed out, the first paragraph
shows the date of the demand notice) at page 99 to the
application. In the said reply, the defendant categorically
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admitted that a sum of Rs.67,43,755/- was outstanding and
payable by the defendant to the plaintiff.
7. Thereafter, the instant suit was filed sometime in March 20,
2024.
8. By way of an e-mail communication dated June 28, 2024 at
page 127 to the application, the defendant has admitted that a
debit balance of Rs.60,28,755.68 was lying payable by the
defendant to the plaintiff as on June 28, 2024. The supporting
statement of account of the defendant was attached with the said
e-mail at page 128 to the application. This is a post-suit
admission by the defendant.
9. On the basis of the said admission, the plaintiff has filed the
instant application, inter alia, praying for judgment and decree
upon admission against the defendant.
10. Parties have filed and exchanged their respective affidavits, the
same are on record.
SUBMISSIONS:
11. Mr. Sourojit Dasgupta, learned Advocate for the plaintiff has
drawn attention of this Court, inter alia, to the paragraphs 7,
12, 13, 16 and 17 from the application and submits that
part-payment was also made from time to time by the
defendant in acknowledgement of the claim of the plaintiff on
account of price of goods sold and delivered by the plaintiff to
the defendant.
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12. Mr. Dasgupta then refers to various portions from the affidavit
in opposition filed by the defendant. He has categorically
placed, inter alia, paragraphs 25, 26, 27 and 28 from the
affidavit in opposition and has submitted that the case
pleaded in the application by the plaintiff to the extent that
the purchase orders were issued by the defendant upon the
plaintiff, goods were sold and supplied by the plaintiff to the
defendant, goods were accepted and consumed by the
defendant without any objection and part-payment has been
made, have not been denied. It is also not denied by the
defendant that invoices, as referred to above, with the E-Way
bills and delivery note were also raised by the plaintiff upon
the defendant and the defendant had accepted the same
without any objection.
13. Learned Advocate Mr. Sourjit Dasgupta appearing for the
plaintiff then submits the principal legal defence taken at the
threshold by the defendant was that in view of existing
arbitration clause, the subject matter of the instant suit
should have been referred to arbitration. Accordingly, the
defendant has filed an application being IA No GA-
COM/4/2024 under Section 8 of the Arbitration and
Conciliation Act, 1996.
14. On a contested hearing, this Court by its judgment dated
November 20, 2025 has dismissed the said Section 8
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application. No appeal has been carried out to the knowledge
of the plaintiff.
15. In the light of the above, the plaintiff/petitioner claims
judgment and decree upon admission as prayed for.
DECISION:
16. At the threshold, this Court observes that since after
dismissal of the said Section 8 application by its judgement
dated November 20, 2025, on repeated occasions the instant
application has been called on for consideration as the same
was running in the list continuously. However, none appeared
for the defendant nor any accommodation has been sought
for. Repeated opportunities have been granted to the
defendant as the matter was adjourned from time to time.
Even today none appears for the defendant nor has any
accommodation been sought for.
17. After considering the submissions made on behalf of the
plaintiff/petitioner and on perusal of the materials on record,
it appears to this Court that, the case made out by the
plaintiff in its application, save and except, being baldly and
formally denied in a routined manner, no material has been
produced by the defendant in its affidavit in opposition to
controvert the case made out by the plaintiff for judgment and
decree upon admission.
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18. The documents showing the transactions that the goods were
sold and supplied by the plaintiff to the defendant pursuant to
the purchase order placed by the defendant and the goods
were received by the defendant were not denied by the
defendant with any cogent defence and/or supported
material, as would be evident from the affidavit in opposition.
On the contrary, through its reply dated September 28, 2022
at page 99 to the application in reply to the demand notice of
the plaintiff dated November 30, 2022, the defendant
categorically and specifically has admitted that a sum of
Rs.67,43,755/- was outstanding and payable by the
defendant to the plaintiff. This is a pre suit admission.
19. Further, under the e-mail dated June 28, 2024 at page 127
to the application, the defendant has admitted that as per its
books of accounts the plaintiff had a debit balance of
Rs.60,28,755.68/- as on June 28, 2024 and in support the
ledger account of the plaintiff at page 128 to the application,
shows the exact figure.
20. On reading the averment made in paragraphs 27 and 28
from the affidavit in opposition filed by the defendant, it
appears to this Court that, save and except routined and bald
denial there is no material denial of the claim of the plaintiff,
neither any evidence far to speak of cogent evidence has been
produced by the defendant in its affidavit in opposition to
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controvert the claim of the petitioner or to deny the admission
made by the defendant to the extent of its liability, as
narrated above.
21. The law is well settled that if on the basis of available
materials, the Court finds that the defendant has admitted
specifically, unequivocally and unambiguously the claim of
the plaintiff in the intra party correspondence exchanged
contemporaneously or in the pleading filed by the parties or
otherwise, and if the Court is of the view that the admission is
unequivocal and crystal clear, the Court may proceed to
deliver judgment and decree upon admission.
22. On a scrutiny of the material available before this Court, as
already discussed above, this Court is of the firm and
considered view that the defendant has admitted
Rs.67,43,755/- in its said reply dated September 28, 2022,
which is a pre-suit admission which is corroborated from the
e-mail of the defendant dated January 31, 2023 at page 105
of the application and thereafter through the e-mail dated
June 28, 2024, as per its books of accounts, to the extent of
Rs.60,28,755.68, as would be evident from page 127 of the
application. Admission in the books of accounts and ledger
account are sufficient admission of liability. In the instant
case the admission of liability by the defendant is clear and
unequivocal.
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23. The principal claim in the plaint is for a sum of
Rs.76,69,374/-. The relief by way of judgment and decree
upon admission is also discretionary relief and the discretion
is left with the Court.
24. In view of the foregoing discussion and reasons, there shall be
a decree on account of principal sum for Rs.60,28,755.68
against the defendant. The balance claim of the plaintiff on
account of principal along with entire interest, as claimed by
the plaintiff, in the plaint shall stand for trial.
25. The instant suit, CS-COM 652 of 2024 is partly decreed on
account of the principal claim of the plaintiff for a sum of
Rs.60,28,755.68 and the balance claim of the plaintiff on
account of principal along with interest stands for trial.
26. It is made clear that this decree will be restricted for the part
of the principal amount and not on account of any interest, as
claimed by the plaintiff.
27. The decree shall be drawn up and completed expeditiously.
28. With the above observations and directions, the instant
application, IA GA-COM 3 of 2024 stands allowed, without
any order as to costs and the suit stands partly decreed
accordingly.
(ANIRUDDHA ROY, J.)
nm.
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