IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.R. No. 3198 of 2011 Date of decision: 13.5.2011 Bhushan Handa … Petitioner versus Bhim Bahadur and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR Present: Mr. J.S.Gharuan, Advocate, for the petitioner ... ARVIND KUMAR, J: The present petitioner is one of the defendants in the suit for declaration titled Bhim Bahadur v. General Public and others. He is aggrieved with order dated 7.4.2011 passed by the Additional Civil Judge (Sr.Division), Mohali, by dint of which his evidence has been closed by order of the Court. Heard. The only argument that has been raised is that petitioner's counsel in the Court below had wrongly noted the date as 16.4.2011 instead of 7.4.2011. Counsel, in all fairness, seeks only one opportunity on behalf of defendant-petitioner to conclude the entire evidence, may be subject to payment of costs. Rules and procedure are hand-maid of justice and are meant for enhancing the same and not to scuttle it. If an opportunity is not granted to the petitioner, he shall suffer an irreparable loss, for which the other side can be compensated with costs. Accordingly, this revision petition is allowed and the order under challenge is set aside. The trial Court is directed to afford one effective opportunity to the petitioner to conclude his entire evidence. The order passed is, however, subject to payment of costs of Rs.5000/- to be paid by the petitioner to the opposite side before the trial Court1. C.R. No. 3198 of 2011 -2- Keeping in view the circumstances mentioned above, this revision is being disposed of without issuing any notice to the opposite party. If the respondents are summoned to contest this litigation, they will have to incur huge expenses to defend this case. However, liberty is granted to the respondents that if they feel dissatisfied with this order, they may move an application to recall the same. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. May 13, 2011 ( ARVIND KUMAR ) JS JUDGE