IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 7648 of 2009 Date of Decision : December 22, 2009 B.S.Khurana ....Petitioner Versus M/s Maruti Udyog Limited Now Maruti Suzuki Ltd., Gurgaon .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present : Mr. Ashok Tyagi, Advocate T.P.S. MANN, J. (Oral) The present revision under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the Workman for challenging the order passed by the Labour Court-I, Gurgaon on 7.12.2009 whereby his evidence was closed by order. A perusal of the impugned order would reveal that on 11.11.2009 the Workman had been given one more opportunity to adduce his evidence after his evidence was earlier closed on 15.7.2009. Even then no evidence of the Workman was present. Instead, one more date was requested due to the illness of the Workman. Though an application alongwith medical certificate was placed on the file but according to the Presiding Officer of the Labour Court, it did not prove that the Workman was sick and unable to move and adduce evidence. Even the latest medical certificate had not been placed on the file. Therefore, no case was made out for further adjournment and the evidence was, accordingly, C.R. No. 7648 of 2009 -2- closed. Learned counsel for the Workman-petitioner submits that on 11.11.2009, the learned Presiding Officer of the Labour Court while granting one more opportunity to the Workman directed him to deposit the process fee and diet money for presence of witnesses within three days. However, the petitioner had fallen sick on 10.11.2009 and could recover from the said ailment only on 1.12.2009. After becoming fit, the petitioner filed an application for adjourning the proceeding or providing one effective opportunity to him to lead evidence but his request was turned down by the learned Presiding Officer on the ground that no latest medical certificate had been produced by him. Prayer has, accordingly, been made for grant of one last opportunity to the petitioner to adduce his entire evidence. Without commenting on the merits of the stand taken on behalf of the petitioner but keeping in view the interest of justice, the present revision is disposed of by directing the Presiding Officer, Labour Court-I, Gurgaon, to grant one more opportunity to the Workman- petitioner for leading his evidence at his own responsibility, subject to payment of Rs.3,000/- as costs. The costs be deposited with the District Legal Services Authority, Gurgaon. ( T.P.S. MANN ) December 22, 2009 JUDGE ajay-1