IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 5941 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: September 20, 2010 Bhim Sein …Petitioner Versus Manoj Kumar and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be Allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Vijay Rana, Advocate, for the petitioner. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Present petition is filed challenging the order dated 17.08.2010 passed by the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Jalandhar, whereby adjournment sought by the defendant was refused and the evidence of the defendant was closed. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently argued that now case is listed before the learned Trial Court C.R. No. 5941 of 2010 for 08.10.2010. He further states that remaining witnesses to be examined by the defendant – petitioner are official witnesses and those witnesses shall be summoned through dasti summons and defendant may be given one last chance to produce all the witnesses at his own risk. Keeping in mind, the golden rule that lis between the parties, as far as possible, should be decided on merit after giving reasonable opportunity to both the parties and none of the party should be given walk over, I direct that on 08.10.2010, learned Trial Court shall fix the next date for the purpose of defendant’s remaining evidence. On the date so fixed by the learned Trial Court, defendant shall produce all his witnesses at his own risk. If witnesses are produced and their examination is not concluded for one reason or another, then Court shall be at liberty to hold day-to-day trial or fix any such date, which is convenient to the Court. Defendant – petitioner shall be at liberty to take out the dasti summons to call the official witnesses. However, case shall not be adjourned on the ground that witnesses so summoned by the defendant are not present. Defendant – petitioner shall pay Rs. 5000/- as costs to the plaintiff. Petition shall stand disposed of accordingly. September 20, 2010 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2