IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.R. No. 4554 of 2011 Date of decision: 29.7.2011 Balwinder Singh & others … Petitioners versus Dharam Singh … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR Present: Mr. Kunal Mulwani, Advocate, for the petitioners ... ARVIND KUMAR, J: The present petitioners are the defendants in the suit for declaration titled Dharam Singh v. Balwinder Singh and others. They are aggrieved with order dated 24.5.2011 passed by the Civil Judge(Junior Division), Chandigarh, by dint of which their evidence has been closed by order of the Court. Hence, this revision. Heard. Counsel for the petitioners contends that this had happened only on account of wrong noting of the date, otherwise the defendants were not going to gain anything as their summoned witnesses were present on that date but their counsel could not appear due to the said fact i.e. wrong noting of the date. This Court feels that no prejudice is going to be caused to the opposite side if one effective opportunity is granted to the defendants to lead their entire evidence. Rules and procedure are hand-maid of justice and are meant for enhancing the same and not to scuttle it. Accordingly, this revision petition is allowed and the order under challenge is set aside. The trial Court is directed to afford one effective opportunity to the defendants to conclude their entire evidence; however, subject to payment of costs of Rs.5000/- to be paid to the respondent. Keeping in view the circumstances mentioned above, this revision is being disposed of without issuing any notice to the opposite C.R. No. 4554 of 2011 -2- party. If the respondent is summoned to contest this litigation, he will have to incur huge expenses to defend this case. However, liberty is granted to the respondent that if he feels dissatisfied with this order, he may move an application to recall the same. July 29, 2011 ( ARVIND KUMAR ) JS JUDGE