Civil Revision No. 7926 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 7926 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:- 21.12.2011 Prem and another ...Petitioners Versus Suresh Kumar and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present: Mr. Aman Pal, Advocate for the petitioners. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) Challenge is to the order dated 02.11.2011 (P-3) whereby the learned Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) Sonepat had dismissed the application for setting aside the ex parte orders dated 16.11.2007 and 30.08.2007. Plaintiffs had filed a suit for declaration and possession in the year 2007. During the proceedings, defendant Nos. 1 and 2 were proceeded ex parte on 16.11.2007 and 30.08.2007. Thereafter, the plaintiffs led their evidence and closed the evidence on 09.05.2011. Vide order dated 02.11.2011, the application filed by defendant Nos. 1 and 2 was dismissed by the learned Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) Sonepat. Thereafter the remaining defendants have to lead evidence on the date fixed i.e 17.11.2011. The defendant Nos. 1 and 2 seek one opportunity to cross-examine the evidence led by the plaintiffs. The application has been rejected on the ground that it has been filed just to delay the disposal of the case. However, it will not be out of place to mention here that defendant Nos. 3 to 7 are in the process Civil Revision No. 7926 of 2011 (O&M) -2- of leading their evidence. Order dated 02.11.2011 passed by the learned Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) Sonepat is set aside. One opportunity is given to the petitioners/defendant Nos. 1 and 2 to cross examine the witnesses of the plaintiffs and thereafter conclude their evidence. Accordingly, Civil revision is allowed subject to a payment of ` 3000/- as costs. If the respondents are aggrieved of this order, they are at liberty to approach this Court. December 21, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) G.Arora JUDGE