C.R. No.6721 of 2008 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No.6721 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision: 4.8.2010 Bhajan Lal @ Kala ……Petitioner VERSUS Balwant Singh and others ……Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH -.- Present: Mr. P.S. Khurana, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Onkar Rai, Advocate for respondent No.1. Mr. Liaqat Ali, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 5. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ALOK SINGH, J. (ORAL) 1. By way of present petition, petitioner is challenging the or- der of learned trial Court dated 9.8.2008 (Annexure P-2), whereby re- jecting the application for amendment in the written statement. C.R. No.6721 of 2008 (O&M) -2- 2. Learned Counsel for the respondents fairly stated that by way of amendment sought no new case is being added in the written statement and by way of amendment defendant/petitioner wants to clarify his earlier pleadings. He further states that heavy costs be im- posed on the defendant/petitioner while allowing the amendment. He has no objection for allowing the amendment in the written state- ment. 3. Hence, petition is allowed. Impugned order is quashed. Amendment application is also allowed subject to the payment of Rs.25,000/- as costs which is to be paid within 10 days from today. ( ALOK SINGH ) 04th August, 2010 JUDGE ashish