CR No.6682 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR No. 6682 of 2008 Decided on : 03-12-2008 Sunil and others ....Petitioners VERSUS Ravi and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present:- Mr. S.S.Khurana, Advocate for the petitioners. MAHESH GROVER, J This revision petition is directed against the order dated 5.6.2008 by which the defence of the petitioner has been struck off. The petitioner was granted two opportunities of which one was subject to payment of Rs. 200/- as costs which have been deposited but the written statement has still not been filed. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that if only one opportunity is granted to him in the interest of justice, he shall file the written statement. After hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the considered opinion that the present petition can be disposed of at this stage without issuance of notice of motion as resorting to this process is likely to delay the proceedings further and also keeping in view the fact that equitable justice can be ensured by compensating the other side with costs. Apparently, there is no infirmity in the impugned order but purely in the CR No.6682 of 2008 2 interest of justice, the revision petition is accepted and the impugned order is set aside and one opportunity is granted to the petitioner to file his written statement. Needful shall be done within a period of two weeks from today with an advance copy to the plaintiff-respondent. Thus, the revision petition is accepted, however, subject to payment of Rs.5000/- as costs. December 3 , 2008 (Mahesh Grover) rekha Judge