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| A private school filed a lawsuit against a parent and a woman, demanding that the former pay it Dh197,680, and that the defendant, jointly with him, pay it Dh142,800. Picture credit: Supplied |
Abu Dhabi: The Abu
Dhabi Commercial Court of First Instance decided that a parent must pay
Dh197,680 to a private school, which represents unpaid tuition fees for the
registration of his children. The court also ordered a woman, along with the
parent, to pay Dh142,800, which is the value of a check drawn from her account
that could not be cashed. Both were also required to pay Dh3,000 in
compensation to the school for the damages it suffered.
The case was filed by
a private school against a parent and a woman, seeking that the parent pay
Dh197,680 and that the woman, together with the parent, pay Dh142,800, plus
Dh15,000 as compensation for the crime of submitting a check that could not be
paid.
The school also asked
for fees, expenses, and costs. The court noted that the defendant had
registered his children at the school but had not paid the required tuition. Additionally,
the defendant had given the school a check for part of the amount, which was
issued from his account and was written in a way that prevented it from being
cashed. Supporting the claim were copies of the bank statement and invoices, a
copy of the check, evidence of its return, and a copy of a criminal judgment.
The defendant
submitted a memorandum in which she claimed that the lawsuit should not be
accepted because it was filed against a person without standing.
The court stated that
the documents showed the defendant had entered into an agreement with the
plaintiff to register his children for study, but had not paid the fees.
The plaintiff provided
proof of the obligation, while the defendant attended the case but did not
defend herself or challenge the claim, which demonstrated her failure to meet
her obligations and her refusal to pay the amount due.
Regarding the
defendant’s responsibility, the court pointed out that it was shown that she
had issued a cheque from her account to the plaintiff and refused to pay it, as
it was written in a way that prevented it from being cashed.
Therefore, the court
ruled that both defendants should be jointly liable up to the value of the
cheque, especially since the defendant attended the case and did not provide
evidence of her innocence or that the amount had been paid.
The court rejected the
defendant’s plea that the lawsuit was not admissible because it was filed
against an ineligible party.
The court ruled that
the first defendant must pay the plaintiff Dh197,680, that the defendant, along
with the first defendant, must pay Dh142,800, and that both must jointly pay
Dh3,000 in compensation, plus expenses and Dh200 for attorney's fees, and that
all other claims should be rejected.
