C. R. No. 6070 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : C. R. No. 6070 of 2009 Date of Decision : February 18, 2010 Kuldeep Singh .... Petitioner Vs. R. K. Grover and others .... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. M. S. Sachdev, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Nirdosh Dayal, Advocate for Mr. Amar Vivek, Advocate for respondents no. 1 to 3. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Plaintiff Kuldeep Singh has filed the instant revision petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging order dated 21.08.2009 (Annexure P-1), passed by learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Jalandhar. Vide order dated 06.06.2009, rent note dated 01.02.2000, produced by the plaintiff in evidence, was impounded for want of stamp duty and the plaintiff was directed to pay the stamp duty together with ten times penalty, as provided in the Indian Stamp Act. However, inspite of two adjournments, the plaintiff failed to pay the amount of stamp duty and penalty and therefore, the learned trial court, vide impugned order Annexure C. R. No. 6070 of 2009 2 P-1, directed that the aforesaid rent note shall not be admitted in evidence. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. Learned counsel for the petitioner prayed that the petitioner may be granted only one more opportunity to pay the amount of stamp duty and penalty, on payment of cost. Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection to the aforesaid prayer. In view of the aforesaid, the instant revision petition is allowed and impugned order dated 21.08.2009 (Annexure P-1), passed by the trial court, is set aside and the petitioner is permitted to pay the amount of stamp duty and penalty on or before the next date of hearing fixed in the trial court, subject to payment of Rs.2,500/- as cost precedent. February 18, 2010 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE