IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No.5321 of 2007 Date of Decision:- 28.04.2008 M/s Kamlesh and Company ....Petitioner(s) through Mr.Pravindra Singh, Advocate vs. M/s Mahesh Rice Mills Taraori ....Respondent(s) through Mr.P.C.Gupta, Advocate *** CORAM:-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. *** 1) Whether Reporters of the 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? *** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) This revision petition is directed against the order dated 20.8.2007 passed by the learned Civil Judge (Sr.Division), Karnal whereby an application filed by the petitioner-defendant for amendment of the written statement has been dismissed. The respondent-plaintiff has filed a suit for mandatory injunction which is stated to have been amended and converted into a suit for recovery. The petitioner-defendant filed its written statement whereafter issues were framed and affirmative evidence of the respondent was closed on 7.9.2005. Thereafter, the petitioner-defendant's evidence was also closed by Court order on 10.2.2006. On that very day, the present application for amendment of the written statement was moved, which primarily appears to have been made to raise a counter claim. Since the stage to file a counter- claim had already passed and the application was mainly intended either to C.R. No.5321 of 2007 -2- raise a counter-claim and/or to get the case reopened so as to get an opportunity to lead evidence, the learned trial Court has rightly dismissed the same warranting no interference by this Court. Dismissed. April 28, 2008 ( SURYA KANT ) poonam JUDGE