Civil Revision No.2330 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.2330 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 27.04.2011 Jasbir Singh & Others .....Petitioners Versus Kartar Singh & Others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI Present: Mr.C.L.Verma Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Harshit Jain Advocate for Mr.Harsh Aggarwal Advocate for the respondents. * * * M.M.S.Bedi, J. Civil Misc. No.9450-CII of 2011 Allowed as prayed for. Civil Revision No.2330 of 2011 The defendants-petitioners were proceeded against ex parte on 07.08.2007 in a suit filed by the plaintiffs-respondents for permanent injunction to restrain the defendants-petitioners from interfering in the peaceful possession of the land in dispute mentioned in the heading of the plaint. When the case was fixed for ex parte evidence of plaintiffs- respondents, an application under Order 9, Rule 7 CPC was filed for setting aside the ex parte proceedings. In the impugned order, the application for setting aside the ex parte proceedings against the defendants-petitioners has been dismissed. The father of the petitioner Jasbir Singh are co-defendant with the defendants-petitioners is stated to have already died. The plaintiffs- respondents can be compensated for unnecessary harassment caused by Civil Revision No.2330 of 2011 (O&M) 2 the petitioners for not appearing in the Court. Good reasons for permitting the defendants-petitioners to get adjudication of the matter on merits are made out. The ex parte proceedings dated 07.08.2007 against the petitioners are liable to be set aside subject to payment of costs of ` 10,000/-. The costs has been paid in the Court to the counsel for the respondent. The defendants-petitioners are directed to appear before the trial court on the date already fixed i.e. 10.06.2011. They will be permitted to file written statement on the date fixed and contest the suit in accordance with law. Disposed of accordingly. (M.M.S.BEDI) 27th April, 2011. Judge Seema-II