IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.281 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision 16.02.2011 Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited ...... Petitioner VERSUS Yakub and another ...... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Manish Soni, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J: This petition is directed against the order dated 16.11.2009 (Annexure P-4), passed by the Addl. Civil Judge (Senior Division), Nuh, striking off the defence of the petitioner-defendant No.1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since he has moved an application under Section 8 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 for referring the dispute to the Arbitrator and the same could not be decided till now due to which written statement could not be filed. His sole prayer is that the Court should decide the said application so that he would file the written statement. In view of aforesaid, the present petition is accepted, impugned order is set aside and the trial Court is directed to decide the aforesaid application within a fortnight and would also send explanation on or before 17.03.2011 as to why the said application has not been decided for the last three years. This petition is disposed of without issuing notice to the respondent/s with a view to impart complete justice to the parties and to save the huge expenses, which may be incurred by the respondent/s as also in order to avoid unnecessary delay in adjudication of the matter. Still, if dissatisfied, the respondent/s may move this court for recalling this order. Registry to put up the matter on 17.03.2011. (A.N.Jindal) Judge 16.02.2011 mamta-II