IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CMPMO No.264 of 2010 Date of decision : November 2, 2011 Madhu Malhotra …Petitioner. Versus Ashwani Kumar Minocha and others …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surjit Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner : Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents : M/s Rahul Mahajan & Rajiv Sood, Advocates. Surjit Singh, Judge(Oral) Heard and gone through the record. 2. A suit had been filed by respondent No.1 Shri Ashwani Kumar Minocha against a company, named and styled as M/s Puri Oil Mills Ltd., through its Chairman Shri K.K. Puri. During the pendency of that suit, which was for recovery of money, the Chairman of the said company died. Plaintiffs-respondents filed an application for bringing on record the present petitioner, i.e. Mrs. Madhu Malhotra, being the daughter of said Shri K.K. Puri. Petitioner objected to her being brought on record as legal representative of Shri K.K. Puri, alleging that since the suit was not against deceased K.K. Puri but was against a company, of which he was a Chairman, she could not be said to represent the estate of the company. Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? …2… That application was allowed, vide order dated 17th November, 2009, Annexure P-5. Petitioner is aggrieved by this order and has, therefore, filed the present petition. 3. It is admitted by learned counsel, representing both the parties, that after the passing of the aforesaid order, written statement has been field by the present petitioner and issues have also been framed in the matter. Learned counsel submits that the petition may be disposed of, with a direction to the trial Court to decide the contention of the petitioner that she is not the legal representative of the defendant, which is a company, at the time of the final disposal of the suit. Respondents’ counsel has no objection to the acceptance of this submission. Hence, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the learned trial Court that the aforesaid issue, raised by the petitioner, which is alleged to have been given the shape of a framed issue, by the trial Court, shall be decided at the time of final disposal of the suit. Pending application also stands disposed of. November 2, 2011(sd) ( Surjit Singh ), J