CR No. 5953 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR No. 5953 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 27.9.2011 ... Kundan Das ................Petitioner vs. Sardari Lal and others .................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.C. Puri Present: Sh. Rishu Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner ... K.C. Puri, J. Challenge in the revision petition is to the order dated 14.3.2011, vide which the cross examination of two witnesses namely, AW 2 Sardari Lal and AW-3 Asha Rani, was treated as nil. I have gone through the zimini orders of the Rent Controller pleaded in the grounds of revision. From the perusal of the same, it is revealed that the petitioner was delaying the cross examination of the witnesses. On 5.3.2011, the witnesses were present but they could not be cross examined as counsel for the tenant-petitioner was not present and cost of ` 500/- was imposed. On 14.3.2011, again counsel for the tenant-petitioner did not turn up till 3.45 P.M. and consequently, the cross examination of above said witnesses was treated as nil. CR No. 5953 of 2011 -2- The stand taken by the petitioner is that his counsel was busy in another time bound case by the High Court. The conduct of petitioner cannot be appreciated but the fact remains that Courts are meant to advance the cause of justice. Treating of cross examination of above said witnesses as nil may prejudice the case of the tenant- petitioner, seriously. So, in these circumstances, the order dated 14.3.2011 stands set aside without notice and the tenant-petitioner is allowed to cross examine the above said witnesses on payment of ` 5,000/- as costs. Only one opportunity shall be granted to the petitioner to cross examine these witnesses. The revision petition stands disposed of with the above said observations. ( K.C. Puri ) 27.9.2011 Judge chugh