C.R. No. 7073 of 2008 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 7073 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision: January 12, 2009 Dr. Parminder Singh Sodhi .. Petitioner v. Dr. Manmeet Kaur .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Ms. Monika Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner. .. Rajesh Bindal J. Service of the respondent is complete. However, no one has appeared for the respondent. Challenge in the present petition is to the order dated 6.12.2008, passed by the learned court below, whereby the prayer made by the petitioner for permission to file rejoinder to the written statement filed by the respondent was dismissed on the ground that the appropriate remedy in the circumstances would be to seek amendment of the petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner had filed a divorce petition. In the written statement filed thereto, the respondent had mentioned certain facts which required clarification in detail by the petitioner. It is only for that purpose that rejoinder to the written statement was sought to be filed, otherwise the facts were not such which required amendment of the petition. He submitted that what was sought to be explained in the rejoinder was different stand taken by the respondent in different proceedings. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, I find merit in the submissions made. When the petitioner sought to file rejoinder to the written statement filed by the respondent to clarify the stand taken by her, it was not for the court to decide as to what is the course to be adopted by the petitioner. The petitioner was well within his rights to file rejoinder to clarify the stand taken by the respondent in the written statement. Accordingly, the impugned order passed by the learned court below is set aside. Rejoinder filed to the written statement by the respondent is directed to be taken on record. C.R. No. 7073 of 2008 [2] The revision petition is disposed of in the manner indicated above. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 12.1.2009 mk