IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.6194 of 2009(O&M) Date of Decision 27.10.2009 Shivraj Singh ...... Petitioner VERSUS Lakhveer Singh ...... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.P.K.Ganga, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J(ORAL): This revision petition is directed against the order dated 29.09.209, passed by Additional District Judge, Fast Track Court, Sirsa, dismissing the appeal of the petitioner-defendant (herein referred as 'the petitioner') against the order dated 10.01.2009, passed by Civil Judge (Junior Division), Dabwali, dismissing the application for setting aside the exparte decree. The exparte decree in this case was passed on 01.05.2003, for a sum of Rs.1,38,105/- alongwith interest @ 12% per annum . The execution regarding the said decree was filed and the notice was admittedly served upon the petitioner on 16.10.2003. Thereafter, the objection petition was filed on 03.02.2004 and application for setting aside the exparte decree was filed on 11.06.2004. Law of limitation provides for filing the application for setting aside exparte decree within one month from the date of knowledge. Here in this case, the objection petition was filed even after four months and application for setting aside the exparte decree was filed after 8 months. There are no sufficient grounds to condone the delay. Learned counsel for the petitioner has cited the judgments delivered in case S.V.Matha Prasad vs. Lalchand Meghraj and others 2007(2) R.C.R. (Civil) 645 and Gulab Singh versus Jawala Singh and others 2006 (2) Civil Court Cases 546 (P&H). Having examined the aforesaid judgments, the same are not applicable to the facts of the present case. No grounds to interfere. Dismissed. 27.10.2009 (A.N.Jindal) mamta-II Judge