Why a Lawyer Decided Not to Sue a Friend for Money
A lawyer from Bengaluru recently posted something that really made you stop and think about money and friendships. She talked about why she decided not to take legal action against a friend who still owed her five lakh rupees.
She admitted that even though she absolutely had every right to go to court, the whole process felt impossible. The sheer length of time involved, the uncertainty... it just pushed her away from filing anything.
It was all shared in a video on Instagram by Joshiba Dev. She thought about suing but decided against it. Instead, she treated the situation as something she needed to learn about lending money and setting personal boundaries.
The whole thing started because her friend flat-out refused to repay the five lakh. He didn't just ignore it. He actually told her to go to court if she wanted. She said it directly: “A friend who owes me five lakh rupees, he looked me in the face and said, ‘Hey, go file a case. Go to the court. I’m not giving you your money back.’”
She added that while she understood his financial trouble, she also had her own needs. She was asking for money that was rightfully hers. “I get that maybe he said it because he was in a tough spot. But listen, I am in a tough situation too. And I’m asking for my own money,” she explained.
Then came the thought about actually fighting this battle in court. She started wondering how long these things take. As someone who knows the legal system, she knew the reality of it. A case could drag on for two or three years easily. And even if she won the judgment at the end, what guarantee did she have?
“What if his situation hasn’t changed?” she asked. “What if he’s still broke? What if he files for insolvency?”
The real kicker, she said, was that winning doesn't automatically mean getting the cash back. The biggest hurdle isn’t the law itself. It’s proving anything. Proving that the other person actually has assets or income they can touch.
“Nobody can force someone to pay you back your money,” she noted. “But you have to collect proof. You have to find out if he owns property, where he goes on vacation. How do I get all that data? It’s just too much work.” She felt the burden of proving his finances was enormous.
After thinking it over, Joshiba stepped away from the idea of a legal fight for this amount. It just wasn't worth the headache.
“If it was more than ten lakhs,” she mused, “then filing a case would actually make sense. I could at least try to retrieve five lakhs. But going through all that just to maybe get two and a half lakhs back? No thanks.” She pointed out the sheer volume of legal activity happening. Forty-nine million cases are pending in court. Fighting for this much felt pointless.
This experience really shifted how she looks at lending money with friends now. It changed her approach entirely. She said she will only lend money if she’s genuinely prepared to lose it.
“I learned that I’m only going to pay my friends if I can afford the loss,” she stated simply. She mentioned that sometimes a promissory note helps, sure. But lending large sums? No way. She just wants to move on from the whole mess.
She ended her post with a bit of uncertainty about karma, but preferred to just let it go: “I’m not sure if karma works or not. But I’ll leave it at that.”
Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board
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