IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.R. No. 1369 of 2011 Date of decision: 25.4.2011 Lakhmi Chand … Petitioner versus State of Haryana and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR Present: Mr. R.A.Sheoran, Advocate, for the petitioner ... ARVIND KUMAR, J: This order shall dispose of two revision petitions, namely, Civil Revision Nos. 1369 and 1354 of 2011 having arisen out of order dated 20.2.2010 passed by the Additional District Judge, Hisar, in Execution Petitions No. 230 and 229 of 1996 respectively, preferred by petitioner Lakhmi Chand, by virtue of which the said two execution petitions claiming arrears of the compensation awarded of their acquired land, have been dismissed for want of evidence. Counsel for the petitioner contends that with the intervention of the Court, petitioner and others were awarded enhanced compensation amount for which they could not lead evidence and as such, he seeks one more opportunity for the said purpose. Heard. Rules and procedure are hand-maid of justice and are meant for enhancing the same and not to scuttle it. Keeping in view the fact that the dispute between the parties is required to be disposed of on merits and not on the basis of technicalities, the revision petitions are allowed and the order under challenge in both the revision petitions is set aside. The executing Court is directed to afford two opportunities to the petitioner, in both the cases, to conclude his evidence. C.R. No. 1369 of 2011 -2- Keeping in view the circumstances mentioned above, this revision is being disposed of without issuing any notice to the opposite party. If the respondents are summoned to contest this litigation, they will have to incur huge expenses to defend this case besides causing unnecessary burden to the public exchequer. However, liberty is granted to the respondents that if they feel dissatisfied with this order, they may move an application to recall the same. The revision petitions, namely, Civil Revision No. 1369 and 1354 of 2011, stand disposed of accordingly. April 25, 2011 ( ARVIND KUMAR ) JS JUDGE