C.R. No. 6585 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No. 6585 of 2009 Date of Decision: 13.07.2010 Balbir Singh and others .... Petitioners Versus Jai Singh and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present :- Mr. Sandeep Chhabra, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. H.P.S. Ghuman, Advocate for respondents No. 1 to 5 None for respondents No. 6 to 9 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) Notices issued to respondents No. 6, 8 and 9 were received back with the report of refusal. However, respondent No. 7 was personally served. None has appeared on behalf of respondents No. 6 to 9, hearing against them shall be ex-parte. With the consent of learned counsel for the petitioner and for respondents No. 1 to 5, present petition is being disposed of in the following terms:- (i) Parties shall maintain status quo qua the possession and nature of the property till the final decision of the suit. (ii) Respondents No. 1 to 5 herein also filed Civil Suit C.R. No. 6585 of 2009 2 for permanent injunction titled as Jai Singh vs. Balbir Singh and others in the Court of Civil Judge, Panipat for permanent prohibitory injunction over the property in dispute. Present Civil Suit No. 85 of 2009 pending before the Court of Addl. Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) Panipat was filed by present petitioner/plaintiff against Jai Singh and others seeking permanent prohibitory injunction over the same property. Since in both the suits parties and property in dispute are same, hence both the suits shall be consolidated and decided together. (iii) Hearing of the suit shall be completed and decision therein shall be passed by learned trial Court at the earliest, in any case both the cases shall be decided within a year from today. (iv) Both the learned counsels appearing before me undertakes not to seek unnecessary adjournment. The petition is disposed of in the above terms. (ALOK SINGH) 13.07.2010 JUDGE reena