IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 440 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 22.1.2010. Sarita Rani ......Petitioner Versus Jatinder Sharma ......Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. S.S.Walia, Advocate, for the petitioner. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) Sarita Rani – petitioner filed petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 against Jatinder Sharma – respondent in the Court of Additional District Judge, Ludhiana. The respondent did not appear. He was proceeded against ex-parte. The Additional District Judge, Ludhiana, by judgment dated March 12th, 2008 passed ex-parte decree of divorce in favour of the petitioner. On April 24th, 2008, respondent filed an application under Order 9 Rule 13 of Code of Civil Procedure to set-aside the ex-parte decree of divorce dated March 12th, 2008. By filing the present petition, prayer has been made that the said application filed by the respondent has yet not been decided by the trial Court and petitioner is suffering agony of protracted matrimonial proceedings. A perusal of zimni (interim orders) shows that number of opportunities were taken by the respondent to lead his evidence, but as on date, no evidence has been led by him. Above being the position, this revision petition is disposed of with the direction that the trial Judge shall dispose of the application, expeditiously preferably within three months from the date of receipt of this order. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 22.1.2010. som