Civil Revision No.2364 of 2010(O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.2364 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision: April 08, 2010 Bank of Maharashtra ...... Petitioner Versus Jagir Singh ...... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Tewari Present: Mr.Alok Jagga, Advocate for the petitioner. **** 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? Ajay Tewari, J. This is a petition against the order/s dated 31.10.2009 and 09.01.2010 whereby first the evidence of the petitioner was closed and thereafter application for recalling the said order was rejected. Learned counsel has stated that in the public money recovery suit the witness had appeared to give his evidence in chief and had thereafter appeared on various dates but he could not be cross-examined. He was unwell having just been discharged from the hospital on the date when the learned trial Court closed the evidence on the ground that the petitioner had already availed numerous opportunities. Learned counsel stated that even though finding of the trial Court is not incorrect and even though the petitioner was granted numerous Civil Revision No.2364 of 2010(O&M) -2- opportunities, yet in the circumstances of the present case it would be in the interest of justice to grant one more opportunity to the petitioner to lead its evidence . The matter is now fixed for the evidence of the defendant on 18.05.2010 and no prejudice would be caused to the respondent if on that date the witness of the petitioner is allowed to be cross-examined. In my opinion considering the facts and circumstances of this case it would be in the interest of justice if the petitioner is allowed to present its witness namely Dalip Kaushik for cross-examination on 18.05.2010 at its own responsibility before the respondent is called upon to lead his evidence. It is made clear that no further opportunity shall be granted to the petitioner for this purpose. The petition is allowed in above terms. Since the main case has been decided, the pending Civil Misc. Applications, if any, stand disposed of. (AJAY TEWARI) JUDGE April 08, 2010 sunita