STATE OF BIHAR Vs. SATYA DEO PRASAD AGRAWAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Plaintiff filed Money Suit No. 2 of 1980 for recovery of a sum of Rs. 1000/ - from the defendant.

(2.) ACCORDING to plaintiff, he had supplied barbed wire to the defendant, on the basis of agreement. Ext. 5 and he was also paid the price thereof. However, a sum of Rs. 10500/ - deposited by him as security money and Rs. 1000/ - as earnest money were not returned to him.

(3.) THE suit was decreed in part holding that plaintiff was entitled to recover a sum of Rs. 1000/ -. which he had deposited by. way of earnest money. Liberty was also given to the plaintiff to tile a fresh suit, if so advised. for recovery of aforesaid amount of Rs. 10500/ -. which he had deposited by way of security money as Munsifs Court had no such pecuniary jurisdiction at the relevant time and its pecuniary jurisdiction was limited to Rs. 5000/ - only.