IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR No. 6093 of 2009 Date of Decision: 23.10.2009 Sukh Ram and others ....Petitioners. Versus Shyam Singh and others ...Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. PRESENT: Ms. Poonam Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Shiv Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. In this revision petition filed by under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, defendants No.7 to 9 have challenged the order dated 29.7.2009 passed by the trial court, whereby their defence has been struck off. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the written statement on behalf of defendants No.7 to 9 is ready and in the interest of justice, one opportunity may be granted to the petitioner- defendants No.7 to 9 to file their written statement and the plaintiffs can be compensated by way of costs. Ordinarily, I would have issued notice of motion to the respondents but as the issuance of notice would prolong the case and entail unnecessary expenses to them, the present petition is being disposed of without resorting to that course. CR No. 6093 of 2009 -2- After hearing learned counsel for the petitioners and in the facts and circumstances of the present case, this Court is satisfied that in the interest of justice the petitioners deserve to be granted one opportunity to file their written statement. Accordingly, the revision petition is disposed of with a direction that the petitioner-defendants No.7 to 9 shall file their written statement on or before 30.11.2009 which shall be subject to payment of Rs.3,000/- to the plaintiffs as costs. It is, however, made clear that in case the petitioners fail to file their written statement on or before the said date or to pay the costs, as stipulated above, this revision petition shall be deemed to have been dismissed. October 23, 2009 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) gbs JUDGE