A.L. Vaidya, J.—This appeal has been directed against the judgment and decree dated 24th August, 1977, passed by learned single Judge of this Court, whereby it was ordered that the plaintiff was entitled to recover, from defendants No.1 to 7, the principal amount of Rs. 3,50,771.67 {Rupees three lacs fifty thousand seven hundred seventy one and paisa sixty seven) and interest up to the date of the suit amounting to Rs. 56,122 (Rupees fifty six thousand one hundred twenty two) and subsequent interest at the rate of six per cent per annum from the date of the suit, till the date of realisation of the decretal amount. The plaintiff was also held to be ntitled to costs of the suit from defendants No. 1 to 7.

2. The case of Raja Rana Yogendra Chandra of Jubbal, as pleaded, had been that his father, during his life time, and thereafter, he had money transactions with defendant No. 1-Firm M/s. Roshan La1 Kuthiala, mainly through Shri Roshan Lal Kuthiala acting on behalf of the firm. According to the plaintiff, initially an amount of Rs, 1,00,000 (Rupees one lac) was deposited by the father of the plaintiff with defendant No. 1-Firm through a cheque drawn on Imperial Bank, Shimla,