Civil Revision No. 4869 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 4869 of 2009 Date of decision: 27.08.2009 Jit Kaur ....Petitioner Versus Dayal Singh and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD K. SHARMA Present: - Mr. G.S. Sandhawalia, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** VINOD K. SHARMA, J (ORAL) CM No. 20191-CII of 2009 Allowed. The applicant-petitioner allowed to place on record Annexures P-1 to P-8 and is exempted from filing the certified copies thereof. CR No. 4869 of 2009 This revision petition is directed against the order dated 28.7.2009 passed by the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Jalandhar, vide which the evidence of the petitioner has been ordered to be closed. The order passed reads as under: - “Costs paid. Today the case was fixed for applicant evidence. In the present case, issues were framed on 16.3.2004. Since then applicant has availed long chain of opportunities to lead applicant evidence. Vide order dated 11.10.2008 applicant was afforded last opportunity to complete evidence and further vide order dated 1.12.2008 one more opportunity was Civil Revision No. 4869 of 2009 (O&M) -2- granted. Again on 24.1.2009 one more opportunity was granted to the applicant to complete the evidence and despite the fact that further two more opportunities were granted to the applicant to complete the evidence. But has not yet completed the evidence. Adjournment sought. So I do not find any justification for further adjournment of case for applicant evidence. Hence the evidence of the applicant is closed by the order. Now to come up on 4.9.2009 for evidence of the respondent. Respondent is directed to furnish the copies of affidavits within one week before the date fixed.” Learned counsel for the petitioner has not challenged the order on merits and prays that in the interest of justice, the petitioner may be granted one last opportunity to conclude her evidence at her own risk and responsibility. In view of the stand taken by the learned counsel for the petitioner and without going into the merits of the case, I feel that interest of justice would be served if the petitioner is granted one last opportunity to conclude her entire evidence at her own risk and responsibility on the date to be fixed by the learned trial Court. Learned trial Court is, however, directed to give assistance to the petitioner to summon the official witnesses, if any, to be examined. This shall be subject to payment of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees five thousand only) as costs. Disposed of. (Vinod K. Sharma) Judge August 27, 2009 R.S.