IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on : 17.09.2025 Date of Pronouncement :- 22.09.2025 M/s Durga Dass Naresh Kumar and another ...Appellants Versus Gurdeep Singh ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present:- Mr. Prince Goyal, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Mitul Singh Rana, Advocate for the respondent/caveator.

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VIRINDER AGGARWAL , J.

1. This appeal has been directed against the judgment and decree dated 07.03.2025 passed by learned District Judge, Bathinda vide which the judgment and decree dated 26.09.2024 passed by learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Bathinda has been reversed.

2. Briefly, respondent-plaintiff filed a suit for recovery of Rs.4,19,000/- on the grounds that he advanced a sum of Rs.3,70,000/- to respondent-defendant No. 2 as loan and defendant agreed to pay interest at the rate of 1% per month. Writing dated 01.12.2018 was executed at the time of entering into loan transaction. The same is in the hand of Mr. Karan son of defendant Naresh Kumar and has signed by Naresh Kumar and Karan. Defendants failed to repay the loan amount along with interest, hence the suit. Suit was contested by the appellant-defendants d