Civil Revision No.5204 of 2008 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.5204 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision: 16.02.2009 Manohar Lal Bhopal ..........Petitioner Vs. M/s Kumar Gas Company .........Respondent Present: Mr. Arun Bakshi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Manish Bhardwaj, Advocate for the respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? -.- K.KANNAN, J.(ORAL) 1. The petitioner seeks for one last opportunity for giving evidence in a case, which was dismissed for non-prosecution, stating that several opportunities had been given to the petitioner but he had not made the witnesses ready. 2. This is an application under 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 and the submission on behalf of revision petitioner is that the party had gone back to U.K. on 06.05.2008 and now he has come back to India. Learned counsel for the respondent stoutly opposes the plea but I am of the view that interest of justice would require that the party is afforded a fresh opportunity for adducing evidence before the Court. 3. The civil revision is accordingly allowed on condition that Civil Revision No.5204 of 2008 (O&M) -2- the petitioner shall pay Rs.10,000/- as costs to the respondent, which will include the costs which was already directed to be paid to the respondent. The amount shall be paid on or before 02.03.2009 and on such payment, the petition will be called for hearing on 16.03.2009. The Rent Controller shall give adequate opportunity for examination of the petitioner's witnesses as well as for the respondent's before concluding the matter and render a disposal on merits. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE February 16, 2009 Pankaj*