Civil Revision No.3840 of 1994 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.3840 of 1994 Date of Order: 16.03.2011 Krishan Lal Sharma ...Petitioner Versus Smt. Bimla Kaliaand others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA Present:Mr. B.R.Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rajesh Garg, Advocate for the respondents. RAJIVE BHALLA, J (Oral) The controversy herein falls within a narrow compass, namely, whether the Additional District Judge was justified in directing the Sub Judge Ist Class, Amritsar, to assess the market value of the suit property, for the purpose of deciding the dispute whether the suit has been correctly valued for the purpose of court fee. I have heard counsel for the parties, and am satisfied that instead of remitting the matter to the Sub Judge Ist Class, the Additional District Judge, could well have decided the matter himself by calling for a report from an expert from the PWD Department or from such other expert as parties may have Civil Revision No.3840 of 1994 -2- agreed. The course adopted by the Additional District Judge has only caused avoidable delay. In view of what has been stated hereinabove, the revision is allowed, the order dated 01.08.1994 , is set aside insofar as the Sub Judge Ist Class, Amritsar, has been directed to assess the market value of the suit property. The question as to the market value of the suit property and suit valuation shall be decided afresh by the Additional District Judge, Amritsar, after taking into consideration all relevant judgments and statutory provisions. Parties are directed to appear before the Additional District Judge, Amritsar, on 26.04.2011. March 16, 2011 (RAJIVE BHALLA) nt JUDGE