C.R. No. 763 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No. 763 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 19.5.2010 ... Jagmel Singh, and another ................Petitioners vs. Gurvinder Singh and others .................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.C. Puri Present: Ms. Manjit Kaur Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioners Sh. Sudhir Pruthi, Advocate for the respondents. ... K.C. Puri, J. (Oral) This is a revision petition against the order dated 5.11.2009 (Annexure P-3), vide which the evidence of the plaintiffs has been closed by order. The plaintiffs filed a suit for possession in respect of suit property. The diet money of the witnesses was deposited on 18.7.2006 and three official witnesses i.e. MHC Police Station Shahzadpur, Tehsil Naraingarh, Clerk, Tehsildar/Sub Registrar, Naraingarh and Clerk, Civil Hospital, Shahzadpur, Tehsil Naraingarh, have been summoned. Counsel for the plaintiffs has drawn the C.R. No. 763 of 2010 -2- attention of this Court to the zimni orders, from which it is revealed that these witnesses were summoned, but they did not appear and thereafter bailable warrants were issued and inspite of that these witnesses have not appeared. The witnesses are the official witnesses and the plaintiffs can only deposit the process fee for their summoning. The trial Court should have resorted to coercive methods to get the presence of these witnesses, as it is not in the domain of the plaintiffs to get them produced. So, in these circumstances, the impugned order stands set aside. The plaintiff-petitioners are allowed to produce the oral testimony on the next date. So, far as the official witnesses are concerned, the trial Court shall procure their presence and in case they do not appear, coercive methods can be used. The petition stands disposed of. ( K.C. Puri ) 19.5.2010 Judge chugh