IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (110)

CR-809-2025 Date of Decision: - 07.02.2025 Jatinder Arora ....Petitioner Versus Amit Mehta .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS BAHL Present:- Mr. Tarun Sarin, Advocate, and Ms. Ridha Dhawan, Advocate, for the petitioner.

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VIKAS BAHL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present revision petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the impugned order dated 06.11.2024 (Annexure P-4) passed by the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Ludhiana in Civil Suit No.3380 of 2023 titled as “Amit Mehta Vs. Jatinder Arora”, whereby the application filed by the respondent under Order 38 Rule 5 CPC has been allowed and the petitioner was directed to furnish security in the shape of “surety bond” to the tune of Rs.13,00,000/-.

2. On a pointed query raised by this Court with respect to what transpired subsequent to the order dated 06.11.2024 and as to why the petitioner has approached the Court after a delay of more than three months, more so, when the impugned order dated 06.11.2024, reads as under:-

“8. Accordingly, the defendant is directed to furnish the security in the shape of surety bond to the tune of `13