IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No.6482 of 2007 Date of Decision:- 23.05.2008 Madan Lal ....Petitioner(s) through Mr.Ravinder Malik, Advocate vs. M/s Jagdamba Rice Mills Nissing and others ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. *** 1) Whether Reporters of the 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? *** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) The petitioner had filed a suit for recovery of Rs.2 lacs against the respondent by affixing court-fee of Rs.12,370/-. The said suit was compromised between the parties and was dismissed as withdrawn under Order 23 Rule 3 CPC on 6.8.2001. After a period of six years, the petitioner moved an application on 12.9.2007 for refund of the Court fee on the ground that the original suit has been compromised and withdrawn by him. The aforesaid application, however, has been dismissed by the learned Additional Civil Judge (Sr.Division), Karnal giving rise to this revision petition. There can be no doubt that as and when the parties enter into a compromise through the process of any alternative dispute resolving mechanism, it should be the endeavour of the Forum to refund the Court fee so as to promote the cause of compromise and social harmony. In the C.R. No.6482 of 2007 -2- present case, no order for refund of Court fee was passed by the Court and the petitioner too moved an application at a highly belated stage i.e. after six years. Therefore, in the facts and circumstances of this case, I do not deem it appropriate to issue the desired direction. No case to interfere with the impugned order, therefore, is made out. Dismissed. May 23, 2008 ( SURYA KANT ) poonam JUDGE