R.S.A. No.4118 of 2006 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.S.A. No.4118 of 2006 (O&M) Date of decision : 05.02.2009 Rajesh Kumar ....Appellant Versus Bachu Singh and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present : None for the appellant. ..... MAHESH GROVER, J. This appeal, which is of the year 2006, came up for hearing on 12.3.2007. On that date no one had put in appearance on behalf of the appellant and the matter was adjourned to 26.7.2007, in the interest of justice. On 26.7.2007, a written request for adjournment was made and thereafter the case was adjourned repeatedly and on 13.5.2008 no one appeared for the appellant, as a result of which the appeal was dismissed for non-prosecution. Thereafter, an application for restoration of the appeal and recall of the order was made which was accepted on 10.7.2008 subject to payment of Rs.2,000/- as costs and the appeal was directed to be set down for consideration on 28.8.2008, on which date no one appeared and in the interest of justice one last opportunity was granted to the R.S.A. No.4118 of 2006 -2- learned counsel for the appellant to argue the case. The matter was adjourned to 3.10.2008. On 3.10.2008, no one appeared and on the written request, the matter was again adjourned in the interest of justice and final opportunity was granted to the appellant to argue the case. Today again, an adjournment slip has been circulated to say that the counsel is out of station and the matter be adjourned. I am afraid, the repeated indulgence shown by this court to the learned counsel for the appellant has not met with the adequate response as the appellant has repeatedly failed to put in appearance and to argue the case. There is thus no reason to accept the request as made in the adjournment slip. The appeal is therefore directed to be dismissed for want of prosecution and non-appearance. 5.2.2009 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss