Civil Revision No.4639 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Revision No.4639 of 2009 Date of Decision: 20.7.2010 Gurmej Singh …Petitioner Versus Manjit Singh …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. L.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. D.S. Gill, Advocate for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present revision petition has been filed by the defendant to the recovery suit, wherein the plaintiff/respondent has sought execution of pronote and receipt dated 16.5.2001. It was pleaded by the defendant that the pronote and the receipt were forged and fabricated documents. An application was filed by the petitioner/defendant to send the alleged pronote and receipt to the Printing Press, Nasik to determine the age of the stamp as learned counsel stated that the stamp affixed on the pronote was fresh and not even printed in the year 2001. Therefore, it was stated that the alleged pronote and receipt cannot be relied against the defendant. It is stated that the date of printing of revenue stamp is essentially to be determined from the Printing Press, Nasik. Civil Revision No.4639 of 2009 2 In these circumstances, the trial Court is directed to afford a reasonable opportunity to the petitioner to prove the age of the stamp on the alleged pronote and receipt dated 16.5.2001. In the impugned order dated 3.8.2009 (Annexure P5), such an indulgence has not been granted to the petitioner by the trial Court on the ground that he had already availed five opportunities and caused delay in culmination of the suit to the sufferance of the plaintiff. Learned counsel for the petitioner is ready and willing to compensate the plaintiff ,in monetary terms, for causing delay. In these circumstances, the petitioner is fastened with the cost of Rs.5,000/-. On payment of cost, as observed above, a reasonable opportunity be granted to the petitioner to prove the age of the stamp on the alleged pronote and receipt dated 16.5.2001. With the observations made above, the present revision petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge July 20, 2010 “DK”