Civil Revision No. 2721 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 2721 of 2011 Date of Decision: 27.4.2011 *** Pardeep Harit .. Petitioner Vs. Kewal Krishan & Ors. .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR Present:- Mr. Vinod Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner. *** ARVIND KUMAR, J. The petitioner along with proforma respondents No.2 to 5 herein are being sued by respondent No.1-plaintiff claiming damages to the tune of Rs.5 lacs. He filed an application for issuance of direction to the plaintiff to affix the ad valorem court fee for the aforesaid amount claimed as damages. The Court below dismissed the same with costs of Rs.2000/-, by dint of order dated 22.3.2011, leading to the institution of the present revision petition. Heard. It is evident that earlier also such application was filed by the petitioner, which was dismissed. However, after examination of the plaintiff wherein he reiterated the damages amount as Rs.5 lacs, from the defendants, again filed the application. The case is still at the evidence stage and the fate of case is still to be decided. The trial Court has observed that affixation of Court fee is to be seen at the time when the Court finally decides the suit. Therefore, it is rightly held that it is not an appropriate stage to ask the plaintiff to deposit the ad valorem Court fee. However, the costs imposed seems to be on higher side and is accordingly reduced to Rs.500/-. With the above-said modification, the instant petition is disposed of. (ARVIND KUMAR) JUDGE April 27, 2011 Jiten