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The facts leading to this appeal, briefly, are that Muhammad Irfan Khan, respondent, filed a suit for the recovery of Rs. 1,25,(W on the basis of a pronote against Matloob-ur-Rehman Khan, petitioner, in the Court of learned District Judge, Lahore. The suit was entrusted to the learned Additional District Judge, Lahore. Before the application of the defendant/petitioner for permission to defend the suit, could be decided, he moved application for deciding the suit on oath and for summoning the plaintiff to take oath on Holy Quran. The plaintiff was summoned accordingly. On 30 -5-1989, Matloob-ur-Rchman Khan defendant/petitioner made following statement before the Court

On this, Muhammad Irfan Khan plaintiff made following statement on the Holy Qur'an:--

 In view of the statements made by the parties, the trial Court passed following orders:--