IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No.4715 of 2006 Date of Decision:- 12.03.2008 Ujagar Singh ....Petitioner(s) through Mr.Ashwani Chopra, Sr. Advocate with Mr.G.P.S.Bal, Advocate. vs. Jeon Singh and others ....Respondent(s) through Mr.M.S.Kang, Advocate and Mr.Satbir Rathore, Advocate. *** CORAM:-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. *** 1) Whether Reporters of the 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? *** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) This revision petition is directed against the orders dated 13.8.2005 (Annexure P-7), 22.7.2006 (Annexure P-9) and 12.8.2006 (Annexure P-11) passed by the learned Additional Civil Judge (Sr.Division), Samrala. The parties are real brothers. The petitioner herein is the plaintiff in suit. The small controversy which has given rise to this revision petition pertains to an application moved by the respondent-defendant alleging that the father of the parties, namely, Jeon Singh (mentioned as Jeevan Singh in the impugned orders) has allegedly died. The petitioner- plaintiff on the contrary disputes the said plea, as according to him his father is still alive. The said Jeon Singh is resident of USA. From the C.R. No.4715 of 2006 -2- impugned zimni orders, it appears that the learned Civil Court is yet to decide as to whether or not the legal representatives of Jeon Singh be brought on record. In that process only, it directed the petitioner-plaintiff to file an affidavit to the effect that his father is still alive. The petitioner, however, has impugned the said order, inter alia, contending that unless the respondent-defendant files the original Death-Certificate along with his original affidavit in support thereof, the petitioner-plaintiff cannot be compelled to file his counter-affidavit. Mr.Kang, learned counsel for the contesting respondent- defendant, on the other hand, submits that he has no objection against filing of the original death certificate or an affidavit in support thereof and in fact, pursuant to the order dated 20.8.2007 passed by this Court, the same have already been filed by the contesting respondent in the Civil Court at Mohali in another civil suit pending between the parties. He further submits that he shall obtain certified copies of the above-stated death certificate and the affidavit and place them on the record of the Civil Court at Fatehgarh Sahib along with an affidavit in support of the certified copies, referred to above. In the light of the above-stated stand taken by learned counsel for the respondent-defendant, this revision petition is disposed of with a direction to the learned Civil Court at Fatehgarh Sahib to obtain the requisite documents from the parties, referred to above, with regard to the alleged death of the father of the parties, namely, Jeon Singh and thereafter decide the issue as early as possible and preferably within two months. March 12, 2008 ( SURYA KANT ) poonam JUDGE