CR No. 7499 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR No. 7499 of 2011 Date of decision: 7.12.2011 Balwinder Singh Grewal ....Petitioner Versus Reet Inder Singh and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Ms.Upinder Kaur Bedi, Advocate for the petitioner ***** Jitendra Chauhan, J.(Oral) The present revision petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the impugned order dated 15.10.2011, passed by learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Ludhiana, vide which the application for his cross-examination was dismissed. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner-plaintiff filed a suit for specific performance of agreement to sell dated 29.11.2006. After filing the written statement on behalf of the respondents-defendants, issues were framed. Evidence of the petitioner -plaintiff stand closed. Now the case is fixed for rebuttal evidence. The petitioner filed an application under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure before the learned trial Court for directing the defendants to cross-examine him. The same has been CR No. 7499 of 2011 2 dismissed by the learned trial Court vide impugned order dated 15.10.2011. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the case file, this Court feels that keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the non-cross-examination of the plaintiff- petitioner PW1, which was inadvertently closed by the learned counsel, would materially affect the outcome of the case. The purpose of law is designed to render substantial and real justice to the parties and not to halt the flow of justice. Accordingly, the present revision petition is accepted. The learned trial Court is directed to grant one last opportunity to the petitioner- plaintiff to complete the cross-examination by the opposite party. The respondents-defendants shall cross-examine the plaintiff-petitioner (PW1), on the date to be fixed by the learned trial Court. The same shall be subject to payment of ` 10,000/- as costs. If the defendant fails to cross-examine the plaintiff-petitioner appearing as PW1, no further opportunity shall be granted to the defendant to cross-examine the plaintiff. The plaintiff will remain present in Court on the date fixed by the learned Civil Judge for cross-examination. 7.12.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) gsv JUDGE