R.L. Anand, J - Unsuccessful plaintiff Punjab National Bank, Bhatinda Branch has filed the present R.F.A. and it has been directed against the judgment and decree dated 24.1.1979 passed by the Senior Sub Judge, Bhatinda, who dismissed the money suit of the plaintiffs Bank for a sum of Rs. 1,01,563.33.

2. The pleadings of the parties can be described and summarised in the following manner :-

3. Punjab National Bank, Bhatinda Branch (hereinafter called the Bank) filed a money suit through Rajinder Pal Bedi, its Manager and Attorney of the Bank for recovery of Rs. 1,01,563.33 as the balance due from defendant No. 1 towards their cash credit account with the Bank. The case set up by the plaintiff in the trial Court was that the Bank being a Scheduled and Nationalised Bank has different branches in India including at Bhatinda. Rajinder Pal Bedi is the Manager of Bhatinda Branch of the Bank and he has been duly authorised to file the suit. Defendant No. 1 firm through its partners had opened current account with the Bank vide account opening form (sic) secured by the plaintiff Bank belonging to the defendant were put to auction, which fetched a sum of Rs. 11,252/- and after accou