IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No.1765 of 2007 Date of Decision:- 31.03.2008 Harmander Singh ....Petitioner(s) through Mr.M.S.Rakkar, Sr. Advocate with Mr.P.S.Baath, Advocate vs. Surjit Singh ....Respondent(s) through Mr.S.S.Bhinder, Advocate. *** CORAM:-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. *** 1) Whether Reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2) To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3) Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? *** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) This order shall dispose of C.R.Nos.1765 and 2208 of 2007 as both these revision petitions are directed against the order dated 15.3.2007 passed by the learned Additional Civil Judge (Sr.Division), Bathinda. The respondent-plaintiff has filed a suit for recovery under order 37 of the Code of Civil Procedure for recovery of Rs.2,39,730/- on the basis of pronote and receipt dated 18.6.2001. Upon notice, the petitioner-defendant moved an application for grant of leave to defend. Vide the impugned order, leave to defend has been granted to the petitioner-defendant, however, with a condition that “he shall furnish surety bonds in the sum of Rs.2,40,000/- with one surety in the like amount.” C.R. No.1765 of 2007 -2- While the respondent-plaintiff assails the impugned order granting on the plea that leave to defend has been granted without assigning any reason, the defendant too is equally aggrieved at the condition whereby he has been directed to furnish the surety bonds in the sum of Rs.2,40,000/- with one surety in the like amount. As may be noticed from the impugned order, no reason whatsoever has been assigned either for granting leave to defend the suit or for directing the defendant not only to furnish his own surety bonds for the amount sought to be recovered but “one more surety in the like amount.” In other words, the impugned order sans reasons and is totally cryptic. Consequently, both the revision petitions are allowed to the extent that the impugned order is set aside and the matter is remitted to the trial Court to decide the application moved by the defendant-petitioner to grant him leave to defend afresh and in accordance with law. The parties are directed to appear before the learned trial Court on 21.4.2008. Civil Revision Petitions stand disposed of accordingly. March 31, 2008 ( SURYA KANT ) poonam JUDGE