Man Ordered to Repay Dh9,832 Wrongly Transferred to His Account

The Al Ain Court for Civil, Commercial, and Administrative Claims has ordered a man to repay Dh9,832 to another individual after he received the amount by mistake and refused to return it.

Court documents show that the plaintiff filed a lawsuit seeking repayment of the Dh9,832, along with legal fees and costs, explaining that he had accidentally transferred the amount to the defendant’s bank account. Despite several attempts to contact both the bank and the recipient to recover the money, the defendant neither responded nor refunded the amount.

The court noted that the defendant failed to appear in the proceedings despite being duly notified under legal procedures.

In its ruling, the court cited provisions of the UAE Civil Transactions Law, which stipulate that “no one may take another’s property without lawful reason; and if they do, they must return it.”

It also referred to a prior finding by the Al Ain Public Prosecution, which determined that the defendant had accepted funds belonging to another person despite having no prior financial or contractual relationship with the sender. While that criminal ruling was not binding in civil court, it served as corroborative evidence, particularly since the defendant presented no proof or argument to justify keeping the money.

After reviewing the evidence, the court concluded that the funds were received without legal basis and ruled in favour of the plaintiff. The defendant was ordered to repay the Dh9,832 and cover all associated legal costs.

The court observed that the defendant’s silence and failure to appear in court strengthened the finding that he was unjustly enriched at the expense of the plaintiff.

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