JUDGMENT :

Dinesh Maheshwari, J.

Preliminary

Leave granted.

2. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 11.05.2018 in Regular First Appeal No. 402 of 2018, whereby the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi has dismissed the appeal filed by the present appellant and has affirmed the judgment and decree dated 18.09.2017 passed by the Additional District Judge-05: West, Tis Hazari Court, New Delhi, in the money recovery summary suit, being CivDj/611333/2016, filed by the plaintiff-respondent No. 1, wherein the present appellant was arrayed as defendant No. 2 and the present respondent No. 2 was arrayed as defendant No. 1.

2.1. It may be noticed at the outset that the Trial Court had passed the judgment and decree dated 18.09.2017 with its finding that no triable issues had been raised by the defendants and hence, they were not entitled to the leave to defend. In the impugned judgment and order dated 11.05.2018, the High Court has affirmed the decree in relation to the appellant-defendant No. 2. Hence, the questions involved in the present appeal are confined to the prayer for leave to defend sought for by the appellant. However, it is also relevant to notice that the other d