IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 05.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.SOUNTHAR C.R.P.No.432 of 2024 and C.M.P.No.2075 of 2024 P.Punitha Pakkianathan ... Petitioner vs.

S.Periasamy ... Respondent PRAYER: Civil Revision Petition is filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, against the order dated 01.02.2023 passed in I.A.No.2 of 2025 in O.S.No.3220 of 2022, on the file of the XIV Assistant City Civil Court, Chennai.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Chandrasekar For Respondent : Mr.V.Sukumar

O R D E R

Civil Revision Petition is filed challenging the order passed by the trial Court dismissing the application filed by the petitioner seeking leave to defend the suit.

2. The respondent herein filed a suit seeking recovery of money based on promissory note under Order XXXVII Rule 1 of CPC. It is the case of the respondent that the petitioner herein borrowed a sum of Rs.3,00,000/- initially and executed a promissory note dated 25.04.2018 and agreed to pay interest at the rate of 10% per annum. Inspite of several demands made by the respondent/plaintiff for the borrowed amount, the petitioner has not come forward to pay the amount and hence a summary suit was laid seeki