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HC asks firm owner to appear before cops

TNN | Updated: Aug 15, 2019, 8:53 IST

CHENNAI: The Madras high court has ordered the proprietor of a firm to appear before the TP Chathiram police after he failed to pay a firm he hired to install 20 CCTV cameras at Dr MGR Medical University.

The court issued the direction when Jacob Praveen Kumar, 32, owner of J S Enterprises which won the contract for the work, filed an anticipatory bail petition on Wednesday in the cheating case. The court has also directed the investigating officer to file a report.

The complaint stated that Jacob Praveen Kumar after being awarded the contract told an agency which had worked for him earlier to install the cameras at its cost and promised to pay Rs 3.93lakh but failed to do so

Feroz Khan, who works for Chennai-based Naz Technology, in his complaint said that the firm completed the work and got the cheque from the university for the project on March 27, 2019, and handed it over to Jacob Praveen Kumar. He, however, not only failed to give the money due to Naz Technology for installing the CCTV cameras and using its technicians but also threatened the staff of the company when asked for the payment.

The complaint also stated that the arrangement between the companies was that J S Enterprises would give the money to Naz Technology after deducting its share and GST.

The total cost of the project was Rs 4.64lakh.

Feroz also stated in his complaint that the case was filed because J S Enterprises encashed the cheque but failed to pay the company inspite of repeated requests. Feroz had agreed to do the job after getting permission from his company.