IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-12950 of 2009 Date of Decision: 27 - 5 - 2009 Gill Son Rice Gram Udyog Samiti .....Petitioner v. Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: Mr.Aminder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Somesh Gupta, Advocate for the respondent. *** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) In the present petition a prayer has been made that three cases pending between the same parties involving the same issue and the defence be decided by one court. The cases between the same parties are pending in three different courts. Their particulars are as under:- i) Complaint No.04/29.01.02 pending before Ld. Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Sangrur, ii) Complaint No.13/02 pending before the Court of Ld. A.C.J.M., Sangrur; and iii) Complaint No.14/02 pending before Ld. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangrur. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that there is apprehension that a contradictory finding can be returned in parallel proceedings and this may cause judicial embarrassment. Counsel further submitted that it will cause prejudice to him. It is stated that all the three cases are at final stage and fixed for advancement of arguments. Sessions Judge, Sangrur is directed to entrust above said three cases to one Court. The Court to whom the cases will be entrusted, shall decide the cases separately but simultaneously in order to save judicial embarrassment in parallel proceedings. Counsel for the respondent during the course of arguments has raised an apprehension that in case three cases are entrusted to one Court, it may cause further delay in conclusion of the proceedings as earlier also petitioner had obtained 40-41 adjournments. Taking the concern of counsel for the respondent into consideration, it is ordered that the Court to which three cases shall be entrusted, shall finally decide the cases within three months from the date of entrustment of cases. Petition is disposed off. ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) May 27, 2009. JUDGE RC