In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh Civil Revision No. 7619 of 2009 (O&M) Prem Singh ... Petitioner vs Subhash Chand and others .... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Naveen Kaushik, Advocate, for the petitioner. Rajesh Bindal J. Challenge in the present petition is to the order dated 17.11.2009 passed by the court below whereby the application filed by the petitioner for setting aside the order dated 29.6.2005 proceeding the petitioner-defendant no. 1 ex-parte in the suit filed by respondent no.1/plaintiff, was dismissed. In the suit filed by the plaintiff for specific performance of agreement to sell, the petitioner was proceeded against ex-parte on 29.6.2005. The other defendants in the suit were served and appeared in the court. The service report on the summons of petitioner/ defendant no. 1 was that he had refused to receive the summons. The application was filed by the petitioner belatedly taking the plea that he came to know about the proceedings when he was informed by respondent no. 1/plaintiff in the court premises on 30.9.2009 about the pendency of the suit filed by him against the petitioner. Immediately thereafter he filed application for setting aside the order dated 29.6.2005, which was dismissed. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, I do not find that the reasons submitted by the petitioner for justifying knowledge of the pendency of the case can be said to sufficient and bonafide. The application is highly belated considering the date when the petitioner was directed to be proceeded against ex- parte. The petitioner has not produced any evidence to show as to how proper service was not effected on him. The stand of the respondent-plaintiff that in fact the petitioner knew about the pendency of the suit but was watching the proceedings from outside carries more weight. In view of the aforesaid facts, I do not find any reason to interfere in the order passed by the court below. Accordingly, the revision is dismissed. 21.12.2009 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge