IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 2518 of 2009 Date of decision: 4.05.2009. Inderjit Singh Petitioner Versus Ramesh Kumar ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D.ANAND. Present: Mr. Manish Behl, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** S.D.ANAND, J. It is apparent from the record that the learned Trial Court was not justified in delaying the disposal of the plea under Order 39 Rule 4 C.P.C. till the defendant/petitioner filed the written statement. These are two independent stages of a cause. A stay plea, in any case, deserves to be accorded priority. The petition shall stand allowed in limine with a direction to the learned Trial Court to dispose of the stay plea on 6.5.2009 without insisting upon the filing of the written statement by the defendant/petitioner in the first instance. May 04, 2009 (S.D.Anand) Pka Judge