C.R. No. 5121 of 2011 [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.R. No. 5121 of 2011 Date of Decision: November 22, 2011 Mandeep Singh .................................................. Petitioner Versus Manoj Kumar ................................................ Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri 1.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. H.S.Sullar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Lalit K. Gupta, Advocate for the respondent. ... RITU BAHRI, J. Challenge is to the order dated 17.12.2010 passed by the Addl. Civil Judge (Sr.Divn.), Naraingarh, whereby the evidence of the plaintiff was closed. The plaintiff had filed a suit in the forma pauperis (indigent person) for a decree for declaration to the effect that the sale deed dated 21.2.2005 is null and void. The suit was filed in the year 2009. The issues were framed on 7.11.2009. Thereafter, the plaintiff took successive dates C.R. No. 5121 of 2011 [ 2 ] and could not conclude the evidence and vide the impugned order dated 17.12.2010 the evidence was closed. Counsel for the appellant has argued that after closing of the evidence only one witness of the defendant has tendered his affidavit in examination-in-chief. No prejudice will be caused if one opportunity is granted to the plaintiff to conclude his evidence. The plaintiff Mandeep Singh is a minor and his mother Smt. Karamjit Kaur has filed this suit as an indigent person. Counsel for the respondent has opposed the prayer on the ground that 9 opportunities have already been taken by the plaintiff. The trial is at the stage of rebuttal evidence. He has not disputed that the defendant has led the evidence of only one witness and closed his evidence. The Civil Revision is allowed. Order dated 17.12.2010 is set aside and one opportunity is granted to the plaintiff to conclude his evidence on payment of `1,000/- as costs. 22.11.2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Rupi JUDGE