IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
TRANSFER PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 190 of 2024
NACHAMMAI STEELS & ORS. ..... PETITIONER(S)
VERSUS
UGRO CAPITAL LIMITED ..... RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
Upon hearing the learned counsel for the parties; seeing the
averments made in the transfer petition, and in the interest of
justice, we allow the transfer petition.
Accordingly, proceedings in Case No. CS/158041/23, titled
“Urgo Capital Limited v. Nachammai Steels & Ors.”, pending before
the learned 10th Metropolitan Magistrate, Calcutta, West Bengal, are
directed to be transferred to the Court of the learned Chief
Judicial Magistrate, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, who may hear the case
himself/herself or assign it to a Court of competent jurisdiction.
Records of the case would be immediately transferred to the
transferee court.
The petitioner, however, shall not dispute the factum of the
presentation of the cheque as well as the memo issued by the bank
of the respondent.
To cut short delay, parties are directed to appear before the
transferee court on 22.01.2025. On the said date and thereafter,
the parties may appear in-person or through their authorized
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representatives or through video-conferencing, if the said facility
is available in the transferee court. In case there is non-
appearance on behalf of any party on the date fixed by this Court,
notice would be issued by the transferee court to the defaultin...