IN THE HIGH C OURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No. 374 of 2009 Date of Decision: 30.08.2010 Ujjagar Singh .... Petitioner Versus Jeon Singh and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present : Mr. Sumeet Mahajan, Sr. Advocate with Mr. GPS Bal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. M.S. Kang, Advocate for the respondents ALOK SINGH, J. (ORAL) Present petition is filed challenging order dated 10.1.2009 passed by learned Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) Fatehgarh Sahib whereby application moved by the defendant No. 2 for impleading him as LR of Jeon Singh – defendant No. 1 was allowed. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, present petition is being disposed of in the following terms:- (i) Since defendant No. 2 is son and LR of defendant No. 1, hence, no formal application is required to move for substitution of the deceased defendant No. 1. Word 'deceased' shall be written after the description of defendant No. 1 in the memo of parties. (ii) Order impugned is quashed. (iii) If Jeon Singh - defendant No. 1 is still alive as claimed by learned counsel for the petitioners, he shall be C.R. No. 374 of 2009 2 at liberty to appear in person before the trial Court and to prove his identity. (iv) Any person claiming himself to be legal heir of Jeon Singh shall also be at liberty to raise and prove his claim. (v) Civil Court shall decide the case as early as possible preferably within one year from today without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the party. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. (ALOK SINGH) 30.08.2010 JUDGE reena