CR No. 1194 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Revision No. 1194 of 2010 Date of Decision: 21.02.2011. Major Singh & others .......Petitioners Vs. Amandeep Singh & others ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. R.K.Arya, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... SABINA, J. Plaintiffs had filed a suit for declaration and permanent injunction. Vide order dated 15.3.2010, the defence of defendants No. 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 (petitioners) was ordered to be struck off. However, thereafter, the petitioners filed their written statement on 21.9.2010 and the same was taken on record. Vide order dated 21.12.2010, it was ordered that since the defence of petitioners had already been struck off, the written statement filed by them be not read in their defence. Hence the present petition. Learned counsel for petitioners has submitted that case is still listed for service of unserved defendants. Written statement of petitioners is already on record. A perusal of impugned order dated 21.12.2010 CR No. 1194 of 2011 -2- reveals that the case is listed for effecting service of defendants No. 14 to 17. The written statement of the petitioners is already on the file. In these circumstances, ends of justice demand that the written statement filed by the petitioners be allowed to be placed on record. In case, the petitioners are allowed to file their written statement, the dispute between the parties can be disposed of on merits. Moreover, the other side can be compensated with costs. Accordingly this petition is allowed. The impugned orders dated 15.3.2010 and 21.12.2010 are set aside subject to payment of `. 5,000/- as costs and consequently the written statement filed by the petitioners be taken on record. (SABINA) JUDGE February 21, 2011 Gurpreet