C. R. No. 2250 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : C. R. No. 2250 of 2010 Date of Decision : April 05, 2010 M/s Liberty Group Marketing Division and another .... Petitioners Vs. Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation and others .... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Ms. Sonia G. Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : This is revision petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging order dated 18.01.2010, passed by learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Karnal, thereby closing evidence of the petitioners by court order, in application filed by the petitioners under Section 75 of the Employees State Insurance Corporation Act. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and perused the case file. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that only one more opportunity may be granted to the petitioners to lead their evidence at own responsibility, on payment of cost. It is mentioned in paragraph 3 of the revision petition that the C. R. No. 2250 of 2010 2 petitioners were granted 11 opportunities for their evidence, but out of it, on two dates of hearing, respondents obtained adjournments and on one date of hearing, learned Presiding Officer was on leave. It is thus contended that only eight effective opportunities were granted to the petitioners for their evidence. Keeping in view the aforesaid, I am of the considered view that ends of justice would be met if the petitioners are granted another opportunity for their evidence, on payment of heavy cost. The petitioners are also guilty of delay in filing the instant revision petition, which has been instituted almost 2½ months after passing of the impugned order, for which heavy cost has to be imposed on the petitioners. I intend to dispose of the instant revision petition without issuing notice to the respondents, so as to avoid further delay in disposal of the case by the trial court and also to save the respondents of the expenses they may have to incur in engaging counsel for the instant revision petition, if notice of the same is issued to the respondents. In view of the aforesaid discussion, the instant revision petition is allowed and the trial court is directed to grant only one more opportunity to the petitioners to lead their evidence at own responsibility, subject to payment of Rs.10,000/- as cost precedent. The petitioners may take assistance of the Court for summoning evidence, but they shall not be entitled to any more opportunity for their evidence even on the ground of non-service of any witness or non-appearance of any witness in spite of service, or on any other ground whatsoever. April 05, 2010 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE