Civil Revision No.4901 of 2011(O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Revision No.4901 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: September 30, 2011 Major Singh .....Petitioner v. Surinder Singh and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.N.L.Sammi, Advocate for the petitioner. ..... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) Requests for placing on record certified copy of various zimni orders passed by learned trial Court. The same are taken on record subject to all just exceptions. The present revision petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside order dated 4.8.2011, passed by learned Additional Civil Judge, Senior Division, Bathinda, vide which evidence of petitioner-defendant no.1 was closed. Mr.Rajan Bansal, Advocate, has appeared on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully including the impugned order passed by learned trial Court. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that though sufficient opportunities were availed by petitioner-defendant no.1 to adduce evidence, however, petitioner-defendant no.1 wants to examine only Civil Revision No.4901 of 2011(O&M) -2- two more witnesses, namely, DSP Gurmeet Singh and ASI Angrej Singh. It is also contended that DSP Gurmeet Singh was also served and, however, he did not appear and his bailable warrants have also been ordered to be issued by the trial Court. Hence, he requests that only one opportunity be granted to petitioner-defendant no.1 to examine these two official witnesses at his own responsibility. However, prayer has been opposed by learned counsel for respondents-plaintiffs on the plea that the present suit was filed in the year 2003 and the same has already become more than eight years old and sufficient opportunities for evidence were already availed by petitioner- defendant no.1. However, in view of the fact that only two official witnesses remain to be examined, though sufficient opportunities were availed by petitioner-defendant no.1, however, one opportunity can be granted to him to examine these witnesses at his own responsibility and the other party can be compensated by way of cost. The present revision petition is accepted. Impugned order is set aside. Learned trial Court is directed to grant one opportunity to examine these two witnesses, namely, DSP Gurmeet Singh and ASI Angrej Singh at his own responsibility subject to payment of `5,000/- as cost, which shall be a condition precedent. 30.9.2011 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge