Civil Revision No. 7170 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 7170 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 04.12.2009 Pankaj Sharma and another ....Petitioners Versus Smt. Krishna Ghai and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD K. SHARMA Present: - Mr. Mandeep Kaushik, Advocate, for the petitioners. ***** VINOD K. SHARMA, J (ORAL) CM No. 28418-CII of 2009 Allowed. The applicant-petitioners are exempted from filing certified copies of Annexures P/1 to P/3. CR No. 7170 of 2009 This revision petition is directed against the order dated 19.5.2009 passed by the learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Ludhiana, vide which the evidence of the petitioners has been ordered to be closed as they have failed to conclude their evidence in spite of availing number of opportunities. The impugned order reads as under: - “No PW is present despite last opportunity. Already sufficient opportunities have been granted to the plaintiffs to conclude their entire evidence but they have failed to conclude their evidence despite availing so many opportunities. I do not find any justification to further adjourn the case for plaintiffs evidence. As such, Civil Revision No. 7170 of 2009 (O&M) -2- evidence of the plaintiff is hereby closed. Now to come upon 13.06.09 for evidence of the defendant.” Learned counsel for the petitioners has not challenged the order on merits and prays that in the interest of justice, the petitioners may be granted one last opportunity to conclude their evidence at their own risk and responsibility. In view of the stand taken by the learned counsel for the petitioners and without going into the merits of the case, I feel that interest of justice would be served if the petitioners are granted one last opportunity to conclude their entire evidence at their own risk and responsibility on the date to be fixed by the learned trial Court. Ordered accordingly. However, this shall be subject to payment of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees five thousand only) as costs. Disposed of. (Vinod K. Sharma) Judge December 04, 2009 R.S.