SMT. LAXMI RAWAT & ANR. vs SH.DAULAT SINGH BISHT

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 29th January, 2026 Pronounced on: 15th April, 2026 + RFA 35/2022 1. SMT. LAXMI RAWAT W/o Sh. Dinesh Singh Rawat 2. SH. DINESH SINGH RAWAT S/o Sh. D. S. Rawat BOTH R/O 102-B, Pocket A-3, Mayur Vihar, Phase-3, Delhi. .....Appellants Through: Mr. V. V. Singh, Advocate. versus SH. DAULAT SINGH BISHT S/o late Sh. Hira Singh Bisht, R/O 128-A, Pocket. A-3, Mayur Vihar, Phase-3, Delhi. .....Respondent Through: Appearance not given. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Appeal under Section 96 of CPC, has been filed on behalf of the Appellants against Judgement and Decree dated 01.12.2021, whereby, learned ADJ has decreed the Suit of the Plaintiff / Respondent for a sum of Rs.6,00,000/- along with interest @ 6% per annum, from the date of filing of the Suit till realisation of the decretal amount, with costs. RFA 35/2022 Page 1 of 7 Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIKAS ARORA Signing Date:15.04.2026 18:48:03 2. Plaintiff / Respondent has filed Civil Suit bearing No.31/2019 under Order XXXVII of the CPC for recovery of Rs.6,00,000/-. 3. The facts in brief, as narrated in the Plaint, were that Defendant No.1 Smt. Lakshmi Rawat and her husband, Sh. Dinesh Singh Rawat @ Bheji (Defendant No.2) were doing the business of transportation and were having 20 cars, tempo- travellers and buses. The Defendants had bookings for their aforesaid vehicles with the customers on daily basis, in any part of the country and earned huge amounts from their business. 4. The Plaintiff was known to the Defendants, since the year 1998. In the first week of July 2016, Plaintiff was approached by the Defendants, for loan. Considering their poor financial conditions, the Plaintiff gave the loan of