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Limited vs Sujay Lodha
2026 Latest Caselaw 484 Cal/2

Citation : 2026 Latest Caselaw 484 Cal/2
Judgement Date : 4 February, 2026

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Calcutta High Court

Limited vs Sujay Lodha on 4 February, 2026

Author: Aniruddha Roy
Bench: Aniruddha Roy
               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

IA No. GA-COM/3/2024 In CS-COM/652/2024 A.R., J.

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.

IA No. GA-COM/3/2024 In CS-COM/652/2024 A.R., J.

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

IA No. GA-COM/3/2024 In CS-COM/652/2024 A.R., J.

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.

IA No. GA-COM/3/2024 In CS-COM/652/2024 A.R., J.

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.

IA No. GA-COM/3/2024 In CS-COM/652/2024 A.R., J.

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.

IA No. GA-COM/3/2024 In CS-COM/652/2024 A.R., J.

 
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