Civil Revision No. 5096 of 2010 (O&M) [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 5096 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 16.8.2010 United India Insurance Company .....Petitioner Versus M/s Rahul Sales Ltd. ….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA 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? Present: Ms. Maninder Kaur, Advocate, for the petitioner. Hemant Gupta, J. (Oral) Challenge in the present petition is to the order passed by the trial Court on 30.7.2010, whereby on account of failure of the petitioner to conclude its evidence, the same was closed by an order. Learned counsel for the petitioner has pointed out that the record of the Registering and Licencing Authority, Moradabad is to be produced before the learned trial Court in support of its plea that the driving licence propounded by the plaintiff is a forged driving licence. The fact remains that the petitioner has not submitted any list of witnesses before starting its evidence. The petitioner has not summoned any witness as well. Therefore, the negligence of the Civil Revision No. 5096 of 2010 (O&M) [2] petitioner in leading its evidence is apparent. But to advance the cause of justice, an opportunity is granted to the petitioner to summon the witness and examine him on payment of Rs.10,000/- as costs. However, it shall be the responsibility of the petitioner to serve the witness by Dasti process and if the witness does not appear on the date fixed, the evidence of the petitioner shall remain closed. Since the case is stated to be fixed for today, the learned trial Court shall fix a date for the evidence of the petitioner, which shall not be less than two weeks on which date the defendant-petitioner shall deposit the costs and also examine its witness. Failure to examine the witness and to pay costs shall not entitle the petitioner to any other opportunity. Disposed of in the above terms. [ HEMANT GUPTA ] JUDGE 16.8.2010 ds