IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.R. No. 3790 of 2011 Date of decision: 2.6.2011 Krishan Chand … Petitioner versus Baldev Singh ... Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR Present: Mr. Arun Jindal, Advocate, for the petitioner ... ARVIND KUMAR, J: The present petitioner is the defendant in the suit for recovery, titled Baldev Singh v. Krishan Chand. He is aggrieved with order dated 17.5.2011 passed by the Civil Judge(Jr.Division), Dhuri, by dint of which his application for additional evidence to summon Document and Finger Prints Expert to prove the signatures of the plaintiff on the writing dated 13.11.2007 for comparison with the standard signatures of Baldev Singh on the charge-sheet in a criminal case, has been dismissed. Heard. Petitioner's earlier application for recalling Baldev Singh, plaintiff, for further cross-examination was dismissed against which he filed a revision petition and this Court vide order dated 26.4.2011 directed the trial Court to afford one effective opportunity for further cross- examination of plaintiff Baldev Singh, subject to payment of costs of Rs.20,000/-. However, on the next date of hearing i.e. 17.5.2011, the date the present impugned order was passed, he did not pay the costs as directed nor did he press for cross-examination of plaintiff Baldev Singh. The impugned order also indicates that earlier thereto, the petitioner had also filed an application for obtaining the signatures of the plaintiff and the signatures were obtained but no evidence was led with regard to the comparison. It has been rightly held by the Court below that the defendant C.R. No. 3790 of 2011 -2- had an ample opportunity to compare the signatures of the plaintiff during the course of evidence led by him but no such sincere efforts were made by him nor any explanation in this regard is forthcoming. The case is now stated to be fixed for rebuttal evidence. In this back-drop of the facts, there is no infirmity in the impugned order. No interference is called for. The revision petition stands dismissed. June 02, 2011 ( ARVIND KUMAR ) JS JUDGE