Commercial center ordered by High Commercial Court to pay food supplier over BD26,000

TDT | Manama     

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The High Commercial Court has ruled in favour of a food supply company, ordering a commercial center to pay over BD26,000 for goods received in 2022.

The center had denied the invoices without providing proof of payment.

The court also granted legal interest at a rate of 4% per year from December 2022 until full payment, and ordered the center to pay the costs of the lawsuit.

The case involved a food supply company that had contracted with the commercial center in 2022 to provide a quantity of food items.

The supplier delivered the required materials, but the center did not pay the BD26,685.094 owed.

The supplier then filed a lawsuit demanding payment.

The supplier’s lawyer presented copies of the food supply invoices, bearing the stamp and signature of the center’s employees, as evidence of delivery.

However, the center denied the authenticity of the invoices and the signatures.

The court then referred the case to an investigation.

Witnesses

The court heard from two witnesses for the supplier, while the center did not present any witnesses.

The court found the testimonies of the witnesses to be credible, confirming that the supplier had delivered the food items to the center based on purchase orders issued between April and August 2022.

The court also noted that the center had failed to pay the outstanding amount of BD26,685 despite being requested to do so.

Contractual relationship

Based on the evidence presented, the court confirmed the existence of a contractual relationship between the supplier and the center.

As a result, the court ruled that the center is obligated to pay the supplier the claimed amount of BD26,685.094, with legal interest at a rate of 4% per year from the due date of December 22, 2022, until full payment.

The court also ordered the center to pay the costs of the lawsuit and attorney’s fees.