IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.2744 of 2008 Date of decision: May 13, 2008. Sardul Singh ...Petitioner(s) v. Mithha Singh & Ors. ...Respondent(s) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT 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: Shri Sukhdeep Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner. ORDER Surya Kant, J. - (Oral): This revision petition is directed against the order dated 25.2.2008 passed by the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Tarn Taran whereby an application under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC for amendment of the plaint, has been dismissed. The petitioner – plaintiff filed a suit for permanent injunction on 12.1.2002 in which ex-parte status quo order was passed by the learned civil court. The respondent – defendants, however, in their written statement dated 9.11.2002 came up with the plea that the construction had already been raised by them. The petitioner filed replication followed by framing of issues and thereafter he concluded his entire evidence on 18.10.2004. Similarly, the respondent – defendants have also concluded their evidence way back on 16.2.2005. It is much thereafter that on 19.2.2007 the petitioner moved an application for amendment of the plaint, which has been dismissed by the learned trial court. As the facts would speak for themselves, it was on 9.11.2002 that the petitioner came to know that the respondent – defendants have already raised the construction. Instead of seeking amendment of the suit at that stage and/or within a reasonable period thereafter, he kept on pursuing the suit till it reached at the verge of conclusion. The amendment is not sought on the basis of any subsequent events. The fact that the amendment has been sought at a highly belated stage suggests that the petitioner has not been able to show due diligence. No interference in the impugned order, thus, is called for. Dismissed. May 13, 2008. [ Surya Kant ] kadyan Judge