IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 1158 of 1989 (O&M) Date of decision: 22.2.2011 Union of India ...Appellants Versus M/s Raja Ram and sons and another ..Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mrs. K. K. Kahlon, Advocate, for Union of India. None for the respondents. ... Rajesh Bindal, J. A perusal of the impugned order passed by the learned Additional Senior Sub Judge, Bathinda, shows that the appeal was directly filed in this court because at that time pecuniary jurisdiction of the District Judge was only upto ` 5,00,000/- and the dispute in the present case was of ` 5,97,870/-. In view of amendment dated 18.10.2006 in Punjab Courts Act, 1918, whereby unlimited pecuniary jurisdiction has been conferred on the lower appellate court and further other appeals which were already pending in this court have already been sent to the courts below for consideration on merits, the present appeal is also remitted back to District Judge, Bathinda for consideration on merits. The parties are directed to appear before District Judge, Bathinda on 26.3.2011. As the respondents remained unrepresented, they be summoned by the court below. 22.2.2011 (Rajesh Bindal) vs Judge