IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 317 of 2009 Date of decision: 21.01.2009 Baljit Singh and another ...Petiitioners Versus Parminder Kaur and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D.ANAND. Present: Mr. Baljinder Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** S.D.ANAND, J. The grievance of the petitioner is that impugned order is harsh in character inasmuch as it unjustly declined a request made on behalf of the petitioner on 1.12.2008 for an adjournment to be able to file the written statement. The petition deserves to succeed for the reasons noticed hereunder:- The law does not normally relish disablement of a party from resisting a claim on a technical count. The law would relish adjudication on merits on the basis of pleadings of the parties and the evidence adduced by them in support of their respective pleas at the trial. The petition shall stand allowed in limine. The order dated 1.12.2008 shall stand quashed. The petitioners-defendants shall file their pleadings/written statement on 10.2.2009 before the trial Court, subject to payment of Rs.2000/- as costs. January 21, 2009 (S.D.Anand) Pka Judge