Court Orders Man To Return Dh99,000 Transferred To His Account By Mistake

The Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Cases Court has ordered a man to return Dh99,000 that was mistakenly transferred to his bank account and to pay Dh20,000 in compensation for material and moral damages.

 

The case arose after the claimant accidentally transferred the amount to the defendant, whose bank account details had previously been saved in the claimant’s banking application.

 

According to the case documents, the claimant said the defendant was a client of a company he owned. After discovering the mistaken transfer, he repeatedly asked the defendant to return the money, but the defendant allegedly delayed and refused to do so.

 

The claimant sought an order requiring the defendant to pay Dh100,000, along with Dh30,000 in compensation for the material and moral damages he said resulted from the refusal to return the money. He also sought legal fees and costs.

 

Money Withdrawn In Two Installments

 

The claimant said he had mistakenly transferred Dh99,000 from his bank account to the defendant’s account. After discovering the error, he contacted the defendant several times and requested repayment, but the money was not returned.

 

The claimant subsequently initiated criminal proceedings, resulting in a conviction against the defendant. He told the civil court that the defendant had withdrawn Dh95,000 of the transferred amount in two installments through an ATM.

 

The claimant argued that the defendant’s refusal to return the money had caused him both financial and non-financial harm.

 

Criminal Conviction Establishes Liability

 

The court said the earlier criminal judgment had established the defendant’s conviction, resolving the issue of his responsibility for the conduct.

 

Based on that judgment and the evidence before it, the court found the defendant liable for the amount that had been mistakenly transferred to his account.

 

The court therefore ordered him to return Dh99,000 to the claimant and awarded Dh20,000 in compensation for the material and moral damages suffered by the claimant. The court also ruled on the applicable court fees and costs.