IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 27.10.2010 C.R.No.7046 of 2010 (O&M) Satpal ...Petitioner Versus Laxman and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Present : Mr. Arun Singal, Advocate, for the petitioner. HEMANT GUPTA, J. (Oral) The plaintiff is in revision aggrieved against an order passed by the learned first Appellate Court on 19.08.2010, whereby an ex parte order passed against defendant Nos.2 to 5 was set aside in appeal filed by the defendants. The plaintiff is son of Laxman-defendant No.1, whereas defendant Nos.2 to 5 are the grand-sons of Laxman through his pre- deceased son Ranbir. The plaintiff has filed a suit for declaration challenging the relinquishment deed executed by defendant No.1 in favour of defendant Nos.2 to 5. In the said suit, the ex parte proceedings were initiated against the defendants on 06.06.2008 after the court guardian appointed on behalf of defendant Nos.2 to 5 failed to lead any evidence. An application for setting aside the ex parte proceedings was filed by defendant No.1, which was dismissed by the learned trial Court on 17.02.2010. But in an appeal filed by the defendants against the order passed, the learned first Appellate Court has set aside the ex parte C.R.No.7046 of 2010 (O&M) proceedings against defendant Nos.2 to 5. It is the said order, which is subject matter of challenge in the present revision petition. The challenge in the suit is to the relinquishment deed executed by defendant No.1 in favour of his grand-sons i.e. defendant Nos.2 to 5. Since the beneficiaries of the relinquishment deed are minors, the learned first Appellate Court has exercised its jurisdiction to set aside the ex parte proceedings in the interest of the minors. The interest of the minors is paramount. In view of the above, I do not find that the reasoning given by the learned first Appellate Court suffers from any patent illegality or irregularity, which may warrant any interference in the revisional jurisdiction of this Court. Dismissed. 27.10.2010 (HEMANT GUPTA) Vimal JUDGE 2