IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.R. No. 6942 of 2010 Date of decision: 24.5.2011 Ram Kumar and another … Petitioners versus Chander Parkash and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR Present: Ms. Sandeepta Mehta, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. Harkesh Manuja, Advocate, for respondent No.1 ... ARVIND KUMAR, J: The present petitioners are one of the defendants in the suit for declaration titled Chander Parkash v. Dushyant Kumar and others. Their co-defendant, Banwari Lal, moved an application for summoning S.K.Tyagi, Sub Registrar, New Delhi, as a witness but the same has been declined vide impugned order dated 30.9.2010 passed by the Additional Civil Judge(Senior Division), Dabwali, mainly on the ground that no such application was moved earlier and the application is at a belated stage when last opportunity has been granted to conclude evidence. Hence, this revision. Heard. It is not in dispute that the case is still at the stage of defendants’ evidence. No doubt, the defendants were callous in not conclude their evidence despite having availed opportunities including last opportunity but at the same time, if one opportunity is not granted to the petitioners to examine S.K.Tyagi, Sub Registrar, New Delhi, they will certainly suffer an irreparable loss. Counsel for the petitioners also prays for only one opportunity for which they are ready to compensate the opposite party by way of costs. C.R. No. 6942 of 2010 -2- Rules and procedure are hand-maid of justice and are meant to enhance it and not to scuttle the same. Accordingly, the revision petition is allowed, impugned order is set aside and the trial Court is directed to afford one effective opportunity to examine S.K.Tyagi, Sub Registrar, New Delhi, through the process of the Court. This shall however be subject to payment of costs of Rs.10,000/- to be paid by the defendants to the plaintiffs before the trial Court. Revision petition stands disposed of accordingly. May 24, 2011 ( ARVIND KUMAR ) JS JUDGE