VALMIKI J. MEHTA, J.

1. Two Regular First Appeals under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) are being disposed of by this common judgment. The impugned judgments of the trial court are dated 10.6.2016 (RFA No.735/2017) and 12.7.2016 (RFA No. 736/2017) by which the leave to defendant applications under Order XXXVII Rule 3(5) CPC of the appellants have been dismissed and the money recovery suits for Rs.6,80,000/- and Rs.5,50,000/- have been decreed in favour of the respondent/plaintiff with interest at the rate of 10% per annum.

2. The facts of the case are that the appellants approached the respondent/plaintiff for friendly loans. Appellants are husband and wife. To the husband (appellant in RFA No. 735/2017) respondent/plaintiff granted a friendly loan of Rs.1.3 lacs in August, 2008 by means of the following cheques:-

S.No.	Ch. No	Dated	Amount	Drawee Bank
1.	313915	06.08.2008	40,000.00	SCB Bank
2.	114917	07.08.2008	62,000.00	ABN AMRO Bank
3.	469412	07.08.2008	28,000.00	HSBC Bank

3. Respondent/plaintiff