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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
VIKRAM AGGARWAL
Baljeet Singh – Appellant
Versus
Registered Firm M/s Prem Chand Krishan Lal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J.
1. This is defendant’s appeal against the judgment and decree dated 22.05.2013, passed by the Court of learned Additional District Judge, Kaithal, allowing the appeal filed by the plaintiff against the judgment and decree dated 16.12.2010, passed by the Court of learned Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Guhla, vide which the suit for recovery filed by the plaintiff had been dismissed.
2. For the sake of convenience and clarity, parties shall be referred to as per their original status.
3. The plaintiff-firm M/s Prem Chand Krishan Lal filed a suit for recovery of Rs.2,34,967/- with future interest @ 1.5% per month against the defendant Baljeet Singh. The case of the plaintiff was that the plaintiff-firm was running the business of commission agent at Grain Market, Cheeka and, therefore, used to advance money to its customers. The defendant Baljeet Singh was a customer of the plaintiff-firm since July, 2004 and had borrowed various amounts, the details of which were given in the plaint. In 2004, the defendant sold his crops to the plaintiff-firm and received a sum of Rs.67,494.85. Account books used to be maintained and Bahi entries used to be execu
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