CR No.1274 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH CR No.1274 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 15.3.2010 S.K.Jindal and another ..Petitioners. Vs. Sri Lakshmi Ammal Education Trust and another ..Respondents. CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present : Ms.Kanwaljeet Kaur, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Hemant Sarin, Advocate for the respondents. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. This revision petition is against the order dated 22.1.2010 whereby the learned trial court had declined to record the evidence of five witnesses of the petitioners, namely, Mohit Rewari, Kawal Juneja, Anshu Hooda, Vikas Chahar and Sriniwas, who had tendered their affidavits in their examination-in-chief. Notice of motion was issued on 25.2.2010 and in the meantime, proceedings before the trial court were ordered to be stayed. Counsel for the respondents, on instructions received from Prof.R.Raghvan, who is present in the Court, states that he has no objection if the revision petition is allowed and the aforesaid persons are allowed to lead their evidence. However, it is submitted that direction may be given to the trial Court to decide the suit as expeditiously as possible, within a period of one month from today as specific directions were been given by this CR No.1274 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Court in CR No.6798 of 2006 vide orders dated 19.12.2006 and 5.11.2009. In view of the above, the present revision petition is allowed as conceded and order dated 22.1.2010 is set aside. The trial Court is directed to take on record the affidavits tendered by aforesaid five witnesses in their examination-in-chief and allow the respondent to cross-examine them. Let this exercise be done within a period of one month and suit may be disposed of in accordance with law. It is further directed that no other witness shall be allowed to be examined except for the witnesses mentioned here-in- above. Although the Court has been informed that next date before the trial Court is 10.4.2010 yet in the interest of justice, parties are directed to appear before the trial Court on 25.3.2010 on that date the aforesaid affidavits shall be taken on record and the plaintiff shall be allowed an opportunity to cross-examine them. The aforesaid revision petition is disposed of with these directions. (Rakesh Kumar Jain) 15.3.2010 Judge Meenu