Harjit Singh v. Baljit Singh
Regular Second Appeal – Punjab & Haryana High Court – Recovery of Rs.1,06,000/- (Rs.1,00,000 principal + interest) – Sale of bus with route permit
Case brief
What is this about?
Harjit Singh v. Baljit Singh, RSA-523-2021 (O&M), decided 11.11.2025 by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh (Alka Sarin, J., oral). Defendant's regular second appeal against concurrent decrees for recovery of Rs.1,06,000/- with future interest @ 9% p.a. dismissed. Key points: joint application dated 10.09.2009 for transfer of bus PB13E-6211 with route permit proved; execution of Form-29 proved by plaintiff's witnesses; plea of forged/fabricated documents (Form 29, Form 30, affidavit dated 28.10.2010) rejected for want of defence evidence; plaintiff's payment of Rs.1,00,000 to MACT decree holders via bank draft No.855013 dated 25.01.2013 proved; no substantial question of law; no interference with concurrent findings of fact. No precedents or statutory provisions cited in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the defendant-appellant; the regular second appeal was dismissed as devoid of merit, leaving intact the concurrent decrees of the Courts below for recovery of Rs.1,06,000/- with future interest; pending applications, if any, disposed of.