Quick Summary: In a legal battle in Goa, businessman Akshay Quenim and accountant Royce Savio Pereira are in a dispute over defamation and money issues. The court has to figure out the right place to handle the case and make some changes before moving forward.
Akshay Quenim, a businessman, filed a case against Royce Savio Pereira, an accountant. Quenim says Pereira said bad things about him on Instagram and owes him money for work he did. Quenim wants Rs. 50,00,000 for the damage to his reputation, a public apology, and the money he is owed.
Quenim's main issue is a social media post. He says it hurt his reputation, and he wants Pereira to pay for it. He also wants Pereira to take back what he said and apologize to everyone.
"Quenim wants the court to make Pereira pay him Rs.50,00,000/- for hurting his reputation."
Besides the defamation, Quenim says Pereira owes him Rs. 5,19,390 for accounting work he did for Pereira’s restaurant in Kolhapur.
"Quenim is asking for Rs.5,19,390/- including taxes for the services he provided."
The case got more complicated when Pereira argued that it should be dealt with by a Commercial Court, not the current one. He asked to send the case back because he thinks it’s a business issue.
Quenim responded by asking to change the way the case is valued. He suggested breaking the valuation into different parts, which would change how the case is managed.
"Quenim asked to change the valuation details in the case."
Justice Valmiki Menezes had to decide whether to deal with the change request or the court location issue first. The court decided to look at the change request first, but this decision was questioned.
The court canceled the previous decision and told the Trial Court to look at both the change request and the court location issue at the same time. The court stressed that the right court must be chosen before moving forward.
"The Trial Court should consider both issues at the same time."
The case shows how tricky legal processes can be, especially when deciding where a case should be handled and making changes to the case details. The outcome will depend on whether the court thinks the case is about business or personal issues.