IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on :- 10.02.2026 Date of Pronouncement:-12.02.2026 Uploaded on:-12.02.2026 State Bank of Patiala … Appellant Versus M/s Lakshmi Narain Babu Ram and Others ... Respondents ****

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Argued by :-

Mr. Sumit Narang, Advocate for the appellant.

None for the respondents.

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VIRINDER AGGARWAL , J .

1. The appellant–plaintiff, aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 03.01.1991 passed by the learned District Judge, Faridkot, whereby the well-reasoned judgment and decree dated 08.08.1986 of the learned Sub-Judge Ist Class, Faridkot, was reversed, has invoked the appellate jurisdiction of this Court by filing the present Regular Second Appeal (hereinafter referred to as “RSA”). The appellant-Bank seeks restoration of the decree granted by the learned Trial Court, contending that the impugned judgment suffers from patent perversity, errors of law, and a flawed appreciation of the evidence on record, resulting in miscarriage of justice. The appellant accordingly prays for setting aside the impugned judgment and decree and for reinstatement of the decree passed by the learned Trial Court.

2. The