C.W.P. No.11631 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.11631 of 2011 Date of Decision : July 7, 2011 Makhan Singh and another ...... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...... Respondents **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be allowed to see judgement ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest ? Present : Mr. N.S. Thind, Advocate, for the petitioners. **** Alok Singh, J (Oral) Record reveals that petitioner No.1 was proceeded ex-parte. Petitioner No.1 has moved an application for recalling the ex-parte proceedings, which was allowed vide order dated 23.5.2008 with the stipulation that petitioner No.1 shall join the proceedings from today’s stage. Learned counsel for the petitioners has rightly argued that since petitioner No.1 was not heard from the very beginning, therefore, any proceedings which took place in the absence of the petitioners should be set aside and petitioners should be permitted to agitate the proceedings from the very beginning. Mr. Jaswinder Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf respondents No.1 to 3. C.W.P. No.11631 of 2011 2 I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for respondents No.1 to 3. In the opinion of this Court, present petition can be disposed of at this stage without issuance of any notice to the private respondents. In the opinion of this Court once ex-parte proceedings is set aside against petitioner No.1, he should have been permitted to agitate all the points since the beginning of the case. He should be allowed to file his reply and de novo proceeding shall be done in his presence. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. However, it is made clear that if private respondents feel aggrieved they may move this Court for recalling of this order. (Alok Singh) Judge July 7, 2011 Anand