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RAJ KISHORE BANSAL
.....Appellant Through: Mr. S. C. Singhal and Mr. Parth Mahajan, Advocates.
versus
SHYAM BIHARI AND ANR.
.....Respondents
Through: Mr. Naman Jain, Adv.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA
O R D E R %
30.03.2026
1. Regular Second Appeal under Section 100 read with Order XLII of CPC has been filed on behalf of the Appellant for setting aside Orders dated 14.07.2022 and 23.12.2022, whereby Suit of the Respondent / Appellant was
decreed in the Sum of Rs.50,000/- along with interest @ 18% per annum from the date of institution of the Suit till its realisation. In addition, Rs.12,500/- had been granted by way of compensation / damages.
2. First Appeal bearing No.RCA-03/2022 was filed against the said
Judgment, whereby learned District Judge uphold the Judgment of learned Civil Court and dismissed the Appeal vide Order dated 14.07.2022. Review Petition was filed on behalf of the Appellant, which also got dismissed on
23.12.2022. After which, present Second Appeal has been filed.
3.
Learned counsel for the Appellant limits his submissions only to reduction of rate of interest, which has been awarded @ 18% per annum.
4. Considering the facts of this case, prolonged litigation and that Respondents are being deprived of the money on account of multifarious This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 06/04/2026 at 12:24:20
litigations, Rate of interest on decretal amount is reduced to 12% per annum from the date of institution of the Suit till its realisation.
5. With the aforesaid observations, present Second Appeal along with pending Application is disposed of.
NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.
MARCH 30, 2026/R This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 06/04/2026 at 12:24:20