IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.7329 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision : 11.12.2009 Sanjay Kumar .....Petitioner versus Lt.Gen.(Dr.) Devinder Dayal Singh Sandhu (retd.).....Respondent Civil Revision No.7330 of 2009 (O&M) Devender Singh .....Petitioner versus Lt.Gen.(Dr.) Devinder Dayal Singh Sandhu (retd.).....Respondent Civil Revision No.7347 of 2009 (O&M) Suresh Kumar .....Petitioner versus Lt.Gen.(Dr.) Devinder Dayal Singh Sandhu (retd.).....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Pravindra Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Ashish Handa, Advocate, for the respondent. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Mr.Ashish Handa, Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. C.R. No.7329 of 2009 (O&M) 2 This order shall dispose of Civil Revision Nos.7329, 7330 & 7347 of 2009 as the common questions of law and facts are involved in these petitions. These revision petitions are directed by the tenants against the orders dated 30.11.2009 passed by the Rent Controller, Karnal, whereby their evidence in separate eviction petitions filed against them, has been closed after observing that the Hand-writing Expert to be produced by them has already taken the photographs from the alleged Rent-Note and he was to appear and depose on the date fixed. Since the said expert did not turn up despite sufficient opportunities granted to the petitioners, the Rent Controller has observed that there is no justification to grant further adjournments. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that given one opportunity, the petitioners shall produce the Hand-writing Expert and one more witness at their own responsibilities. He undertakes to produce both the witnesses on any date after 19.12.2009 but before 31.12.2009. The petitioner-tenants are also willing to compensate the respondent-landlord with costs. In this view of the matter and in the interest of justice, these revision petitions are allowed; the impugned orders dated 30.11.2009 are set-aside and the Rent Controller, Karnal is directed to grant one opportunity to the petitioners to produce the Hand-writing Expert as well as one more witness at their own responsibilities on the date to be fixed by the Rent Controller after 19.12.2009 but before 31.12.2009. The C.R. No.7329 of 2009 (O&M) 3 petitioner-tenants shall pay the costs of Rs.2000/- in each case to the respondent-landlord. It is clarified that if the Rent Controller, Karnal is unable to examine the witnesses on the date fixed, in that eventuality, one more opportunity shall be granted to the petitioners. Dasti. 11-12-2009 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE