IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Judgment reserved on 17.09.2025 Judgment pronounced on 19.09.2025 AMIR CHAND ... APPELLANT VERSUS RAJINDER KUMAR ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. Satish Saini, Advocate for the appellant.

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PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL)

1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant-defendant, who is aggrieved by the impugned judgment & decree dated 14.09.2023 passed by the Court of Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Guhla, whereby the suit for recovery filed by the plaintiff was decreed. The appellant-defendant is also aggrieved by the impugned judgment and decree dated 08.04.2025 passed by the Additional District Judge, Kaithal, vide which first appeal preferred by the appellant-defendant was dismissed.

2. The plaintiff-respondent filed a suit for recovery of Rs. 3,00,000/- on the ground that the defendant-appellant had borrowed the said amount on 01.07.2010 and had executed a pronote note and receipt dated 01.07.2010. The appellant/defendant had undertaken to repay the borrowed sum on demand along with interest at the rate of 18% per annum. Despite repeated requests and demands, the appellant/defendant