Civil Revision No. 7736 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 7736 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:- 14.12.2011 National Insurance Co. Ltd. ...Petitioner Versus Parveen Kumari and others ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present: Mr. Paul S. Saini, Advocate for the petitioner. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) Challenge is to the order dated 07.12.2011 whereby the present petitioner/respondent No. 3 was not granted further opportunity to examine the summoned witnesses and closed the evidence of the petitioner. The claimants namely Parveen Kumari along with her two minor sons preferred a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, on 07.10.2009 before the learned Tribunal against the driver, owner and the insurer of car seeking compensation on account of death of her husband. The plaintiff's closed their evidence on 24.08.2011 and it was fixed for the evidence of the respondents and the first opportunity was afforded on 22.09.2011. Thereafter, the matter was adjourned to 08.10.2011 and 12.10.2011. On 29.11.2011, the present petitioner moved an application for summoning three official witnesses. A sum of Rs. 850/- was deposited towards diet money in the Court of Tribunal by the petitioner for Civil Revision No. 7736 of 2011 (O&M) -2- summoning the official witnesses. After depositing of the diet money, the service on the witnesses was not affected. From the above facts, it is clear that the Insurance Company-the present petitioner was not delaying the proceedings by taking adjournments. In the interest of justice, order dated 07.12.2011 is set aside. One effective opportunity is granted to the Insurance Company to conclude his evidence subject to payment of Rs. 2,000/- as costs. If the respondents have any objection to this order, they are at liberty to approach this Court. Accordingly, Civil Revision is allowed with costs. December 14, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) G.Arora JUDGE