IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 1364 of 2005 Date of decision: 13.03.2007 Dilbag Singh etc. ..... Petitioners. Versus Malook Singh etc. ..... Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. AGGARWAL Present:- Mr. V.K. Sandhir, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. B.R. Mahajan,Advocate for respondent Nos.1 to 3. M.M. AGGARWAL, J. (ORAL) This is a petition against the order dated 03.02.2005 of Additional District Judge, Amritsar, whereby appeal filed beyond prescribed of limitation by the present petitioners-defendants against the judgment dated 23.08.2002 of Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Baba Bakala was dismissed. On behalf of the petitioners- defendants, it is argued that in fact some matters were pending before the Revenue Court and there some compromise had been effected and therefore defendants- petitioners did not appear before the trial Court to contest the suit and also not filed the appeal in time. There was a delay of 103 days in filing the appeal. Civil Revision No. 1364 of 2005 --2-- After hearing counsel for the parties, it is directed that petitioners-defendants shall be burdened with Rs.5000/- as costs and the delay of 103 days in filing the appeal is condoned. The appeal shall be heard by the first appellate Court on merits and be decided within a period of six months. Parties through their counsel are directed to appear before the first appellate on 17.04.2007. Disposed of in view of the aforesaid terms. March 13, 2007 ( M.M. AGGARWAL ) Dinesh JUDGE