CR No.3280 of 2010 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR No.3280 of 2010 Date of decision: 18.05.2010 Pepsu Roadways Transport Corporation, Nabha Road, Patiala and others ..Petitioners Versus Harvinder Singh .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI a). Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? b). To be referred to the Reporters or not ? c). Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? Present:- Mr.Anupam Singla, Advocate for the petitioners. AJAY TEWARI J. (ORAL) This petition has been filed against the order dated 14.03.2010 whereby the defence of the petitioners has been struck off. Learned counsel has urged that the counsel who had been appointed by the petitioners, had to undergo by-pass surgery and therefore, he could not prepare and file the written statement. Further, learned counsel states that even though no fault can be found with the order of the learned Trial Court, yet considering the nature of the suit whereby the respondent has challenged charge-sheet and punishment order, it would be in the interest of justice, if the petitioners are allowed to file the written statement and further argues that no prejudice would be caused to the respondent since evidence has not yet been led. Learned counsel has argued that the matter is now fixed for 26.05.2010 and it would be in the interest of justice that the petitioners be allowed to file the written statement on the said date. Keeping in view the facts mentioned-above, in my opinion, it would be in the interest of justice to permit the petitioners to file its written statement on the date fixed viz. 26.5.2010. Consequently, the CR No.3280 of 2010 ::2:: impugned order is set aside and the petitioners are permitted to file their written statement on the date fixed i.e. 26.05.2010. This would be subject to costs of Rs.2000/-. (AJAY TEWARI) JUDGE May 18, 2010 sukhpreet