IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No. 4414 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 16, 2010 Sheela Rani and another. …Petitioners Versus Ashok Kumar and others. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be Allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Bawa, Advocate, for the petitioners. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Present petition is filed challenging the order dated 18.02.2010 passed by learned Rent Controller, Phagwara, whereby permitting the landlord-respondent to produce secondary evidence to prove the Photostat copy of the rent note. An application was moved by the respondent seeking permission from the learned Rent Controller to prove the photocopy of rent note by the secondary evidence. Original rent note was said to be lost. C.R. No.4414 of 2010 This Court in the matter of Ashok Kumar Sachdeva vs. Harish Malik reported in 2008(3) Civil Court Cases 397, has observed that until and unless, party seeking to lead additional evidence is permitted to lead secondary evidence, he will not be able to show the circumstances leading to the loss of original document. In view of the above, I do not find any illegality in the impugned order. Dismissed. November 16, 2010 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2