' M.S.H. QURAISHI, J.-- This petition is directed against an interim order dated 13-2-1984 passed by the Peshawar High Court in the petitioner's Regular First Appeal from a decree passed against him in a suit instituted by the respondent-Bank under the Banking Companies (Recovery of Loans)
Ordinance, 1979. The order requires the petitioner to furnish security in the shape of bank guarantee equal in value to the decretal amount within three weeks. The decretal amount is Rs,1,69,415.
2. The grievance is that a security in the decretal amount would have sufficed and as such there was no justification to have called upon the petitioner to furnish bank guarantee. Subsection (5) of section 12 of the Ordinance lays down that "No appeal shall be admitted for hearing unless the appellant deposits in cash with the High Court an amount equivalent to the judgment-debtor, at the discretion of the High Court, furnished security equal in value to such amount". The normal condition for admission of an appeal, therefore, is deposit in cash the decretal amount though the Court has been given the discretion to require some other security in that amount. This Court would not normally interfere with the exercise of such discretion. Learned counsel urges, in this connection, that the decree was bad in law but that point has yet to be examined by the High Court, where the petitioner's appeal is pending. The case, therefore, does not merit interference.
The petition is dismissed. revisions by the competent authorities. Therefore, it is advisable to consult the official sources or legal professionals for the most up-to-date and accurate information.