CR No. 987 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH CR No. 987 of 2009 Date of decision February 25, 2009 Kishan Lal Mittal ....... Petitioner Versus Kailash Bansal ........Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr. L. M. Gulati, Advocate for the petitioner . **** 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? K. Kannan, J (oral). 1. The revision is directed against an order closing evidence of Kailash Bansal without cross examination. 2. The landlord seeks only one opportunity for cross examination of the witness and points out to the zimini orders passed in the Court which shows that the respondent has taken considerable length of time for adducing evidence and the Court which had been adjourning the case every time at the request of the tenant was not justified in not giving an opportunity to the landlord to cross examine the tenant when he had made himself present after sufficient opportunities given to him. I find the request reasonable and I set aside the closure of the evidence of Kailash Bansal without his cross examination. 3. I am informed that the case is posted today before the Rent Controller for further evidence of the respondent. The CR No. 987 of 2009 2 landlord shall be given an opportunity to cross examine the tenant Kailash Bansal and proceed with other evidence as well. 4. Subject to above the Civil Revision is disposed of at the stage of admission itself even without serving notice to the respondent, due consideration being given to the exigencies of immediate disposal of the case without causing undue delay to the progress of trial. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE February 25 , 2009 archana