Contract document: Thrissur native received five and a half lakh Indian rupees

Sharjah: In a case filed in the Sharjah Execution Court for taking thirty thousand UAE dirhams (five and a half lakh Indian rupees) through a Sharjah Notary Public and not returning it within the stipulated time, Narakkattil Ali, a native of Thrissur, received thirty thousand dirhams (five and a half lakh Indian rupees) following the court verdict. Bakkar, a native of Ernakulam, had taken thirty thousand UAE dirhams (five and a half lakh Indian rupees) from Narakkattil Ali, his friend, and then reneged on the agreement on March 13, 2013, promising to return the money. However, when the money was not returned on time, a case was filed in the Sharjah Execution Court through Salam Pappinissery, a legal representative at Yab Legal Services in Sharjah.

The case was filed demanding the said amount and court costs as the amount borrowed was not paid on time. The case also included the issuance of an arrest warrant if the amount was not paid. However, the lawyer who appeared in court for the opposing party argued that the opposing party, Bakar, had been deceived and that the document was signed by a person who did not know Arabic and was mistakenly believed to be a company document.

However, the court rejected this argument and ordered Ali, a native of Thrissur, to pay thirty thousand dirhams (five and a half lakh Indian rupees) and court costs. Although the opposing party approached the Court of Appeal against this judgment, the Court of Appeal also upheld the lower court's judgment. Following this, the thirty thousand dirhams were awarded.

In such transactions, if the contracts are drawn up in English, Arabic and the mother tongue, it will be helpful to avoid the arguments put forward by the opposing party's lawyer, said Salam Pappinissery, a social activist and legal representative.