Civil Revision No. 6484 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 6484 of 2011 Date of decision:- 21.10.2011 Kulwant Singh ...Petitioner Versus Gurvir Singh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. Balram Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) Challenge is to the order dated 08.8.2011 vide which the evidence of the plaintiff has been closed. As per this order, plaintiff was granted opportunity to lead the evidence subject to payment of Rs.500/- as costs. Neither he deposited the cost nor led the evidence. Counsel for the petitioner has stated that on 02.09.2010 the plaintiff had produced himself as a witness, thereafter, the case was adjourned to 10.1.2011 for his cross-examination. On this date, the cross-examination was not conducted and the case was adjourned to 10.5.2011. He has referred to zimni order dated 09.5.2011 when the case was taken up and the officer had adjourned it for 31.5.2011 on the ground that he is to be on leave on 10.5.2011 to 14.5.2011. The petitioner approached the Court on 10.5.2011 as scheduled and came to know that the officer was on leave and he took down the next date as 24.9.2011 instead of 31.5.2011. Due to this mistake he could not attend the court proceedings on 31.5.2011 and thereafter on Civil Revision No. 6484 of 2011 -2- 08.8.2011 whereby evidence was closed. The explanation seems to be reasonable as the matter was adjourned for 10.5.2011 and the officer took up the case on 09.5.2011 and adjourned the same to 31.5.2011. The civil revision is allowed and order dated 08.8.2011 is set aside and one opportunity is granted to the plaintiff to conclude his evidence subject to payment of Rs.2000/- as costs. October 21, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE