IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 2136 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 1.4.2010. Surjit Singh and another ....Petitioners Versus Narinder Singh and others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present:- Mr. S.K. Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioners. RAJESH BINDAL, J Challenge in the present petition is to the order dated February 26, 2010 passed by the learned Court below whereby the evidence of plaintiffs- petitioners was closed by order of the Court. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that on account of certain unavoidable circumstances they could not produce the evidence on the date the case was fixed. In case one opportunity is granted, they will complete their entire evidence on the next date of hearing before the Court below. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioners, I do not find any merit in the present petition. The suit in the present case was filed on June 4, 2005. The issues were framed on August 13, 2005. Thereafter, it was only on November 13, 2006 that affidavits of PW1 and PW2 were furnished by the petitioners-plaintiffs to begin with their evidence. Their cross-examination was deferred. On January 21, 2008, the petitioners filed application under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC for impleading the applicant therein as one of the plaintiffs. The application remained pending for two years and was dismissed as withdrawn on February 3, 2010. Thereafter the case was fixed for entire evidence of petitioners/plaintiffs on February 26, 2010. However, the evidence having not been led, the same was closed by order of the Court and the case was fixed for evidence of defendants on March 12, 2010. A perusal of the order passed by Court on March 12, 2010 shows that examination-in-chief of two defendants' witnesses was completed and the case was fixed for their cross-examination and for remaining evidence of defendants on April 2, 2010. Considering the conduct of the petitioners and the stage of the case where the evidence of defendants has also started, I do not find any reason to grant any opportunity to the petitioners-plaintiffs for their evidence. The revision petition is accordingly dismissed. (RAJESH BINDAL) 1.4.2010. JUDGE Reema